The Aware Living Well With Bipolar Disorder Programme, which coincides with World Bipolar Day, will provide participants with the tools to understand and manage bipolar disorder effectively

The HSE has said planning health services for the rest of the year has been made very difficult a number of factors including the impact of covid-19, the war in Ukraine and a variety of recruitment challenges.

Travellers over the age of 50 have the highest risk of presenting with self-harm in Irish Emergency Departments, with new research also showing this may be associated with "the mental distress experienced by the eldest Travellers, due to ...

Grieving father says he knows every horrible detail about how Conor, Darragh, and Carla died but he 'still needs to understand more about why'

Number of reports have highlighted deficiencies in mental health services for children in Ireland

Green Party councillor Liam Quaide said: 'The power of the Commission's words rightly made the state of Camhs a central focus... with many senior politicians commenting on it'

The Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) tragedy was/is a shameful travesty of trust and care by any and all standards, bar none.

A HSE spokesperson said its audit team have already raised potential concerns in 16 of the 50 files reviewed thus far

Tim O’Sullivan’s remains were left undiscovered in his house in Mallow for up to two decades. ANN MURPHY looks at his and similar lonely deaths, and asks how this can happen in our midst

The prisoners make items including art frames, benches and pallet art, and also help restore furniture.

The ISPCC says that many young people feel lonely, stressed and upset around Christmas time, with post-Covid anxiety also a factor

This week it was announced that Formula One drivers will be banned from displaying political or religious statements without prior approval from next season. It has all the hallmarks of what goes on over at Fifa

Hotline.ie reveals it received 25% more reports last year than it had last in the previous 21 years combined

As well as its phone line, the ISPCC runs an online chat service because messaging may suit some children better

Up to 100 sites are expected to take part, including the Rock of Cashel, Bunratty Castle, Kilkenny Castle, Cork City Hall and county council offices

We need to show a little Dutch courage by making aerobic exercise part of our day — rain, hail, or shine 

Relatives said the impression they have is 'that key authorities are detaching themselves from their responsibilities'

International doctors account for nearly half of doctors working here, yet they report facing obstacles to career advancement, according to a new report.

Amy-Lee Joyce is deaf, and homeless. Here, she speaks about her experiences. {element}"I’m 25 years old now, I've been homeless for three years.

Earlier this week, the British government announced other new offences being added to the Bill that would crack down on the sharing intimate images without consent.

We should be thankful to anyone who cares for our children, all of our children, throughout the world, in all the ways they need to be cared for

Ways to cope with SAD or 'winter depression' 

We’ve all heard of burnout by now – but how can you tell when you’re nearing tipping point? Imy Brighty-Potts finds out

Symptoms including sexual dysfunction, tinnitus, fatigue, heart palpitations, and muscle pain persist long after initial diagnosis, the first Irish study of long Covid has found

Tánaiste brands a reasonable Sinn Féin proposal as populist — while he and his political partners unveil a bonkers policy that could upend progress on Ireland's problem drinking

If you know the overwhelming majority of your constituents are on side with the basic concept of assisted dying, why would you, as a politician, not want the matter discussed?

“You don’t believe the stories until you experience it yourself,” said Eimear Fitzgerald.

Unrealistic images of post-baby bodies on social media could be leading to additional stress among new mothers, a study suggests.

Survey reveals worrying statistics around body image, self-esteem, and mental health — and misogyny among their male peers

Suicide was the biggest killer of young men aged under 25 in the country, while the number of suicides in the capital jumped by an alarming 46% over a five-year period, latest figures show.

Individuals who developed psychosis or bipolar disorder were more likely to have had an initial CAMHS diagnosis of depressive or other mood disorder and disruptive behaviour disorder

Kay Barrett has a history of serious mental illness. As her family and the health system ran out of options, they were advised to turn to the justice system for a safety order. Now she is in prison, and her family want her out.

In a functioning system, judges should be able to refer mentally ill offenders to an appropriate setting. In reality, that option does not exist in this State, writes Mick Clifford

Just a quarter of mental health experts believe employees can speak openly about mental health issues, according to new international research carried out in eight countries.

Cork fighter Kerry Ann Vernon discovered MMA through an LGBT group and is now the Irish bantamweight champion

Over the last year, I have had the privilege to work on a book with a man who served as a prison officer for over three decades in Irish Prisons, writes Mick Clifford

 Simple steps you can take – whatever your age – to improve your health on a day-to-day basis

Our children are trapped in the back seat of their parents' cars and losing independence. But it doesn't have to be this way, writes Catherine Conlon

The rigidity of the Leaving Cert is perhaps the sorest point for parents across the country, writes Jennifer Horgan

When Tom Boggins made his first Holy Communion at the age of eight, he went to the Square shopping centre in Tallaght with the money.  Instead of going to the cinema like others, he went to the arcade and spent all the money he had.

Linn Dara is the busiest inpatient unit in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in the country

Debt-burdened farmers 'addicted to their cows' are neglecting wives and children

Over one million people have died from coronavirus in the US. This week, the CDC, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, reported that the death toll had just surpassed one million people since March of 2020.

As doctors and nurses leave Ireland in droves for jobs with better conditions and pay, Catherine Conlon asks if fewer hours for the same salary would entice them to stay