#Mental Health

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Pandemic anxiety 'hangover' affecting older people, study finds
Pandemic anxiety 'hangover' affecting older people, study finds
Levels of depression and loneliness have only partially recovered from what was recorded during the covid pandemic, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing found.

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

Campaigner Una Butler 'enraged' her views on mental health not included in study
Campaigner Una Butler 'enraged' her views on mental health not included in study
Ms Butler also says she is “very disappointed” that the study does not contain any detailed references to filicide — where a parent kills a child

Wed, 31 May, 2023

Cahirmee horse fair
Prisoner in Cork took his own life days after two cancelled psychiatrist appointments
The appointments were cancelled due to a lack of prison staff to escort him to the counselling

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Combined drug and mental health teams promised  
Combined drug and mental health teams promised  
Long-awaited services for people with dual diagnosis — with both mental health and drug issues — have been announced, but questions remain on implementation

Sun, 28 May, 2023

Therapy Session for Teens Close Up
Recruitment difficulties hit rollout of care model for people with eating disorders 
Eight adult and eight child and adolescent teams were to be set up across the country by this year but just five have been completed, with a further four in the process of being established

Sun, 28 May, 2023

New efforts to help farmers at risk of suicide
New efforts to help farmers at risk of suicide
A new report has highlighted that almost a quarter of all farmers are at risk of suicide, while more than half experience moderate to extremely severe depression. 

Sun, 28 May, 2023

Not all staff at mental health care centres trained in basic life support, inspections reveal
Not all staff at mental health care centres trained in basic life support, inspections reveal
Of the seven centres inspected, one — the National Eating Disorders Recovery Centre in Ballsbridge, Dublin — was fully compliant

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Owenacurra's compliance rating higher than other mental health facilities offered to its residents
Owenacurra's compliance rating higher than other mental health facilities offered to its residents
A sister of a resident of the Owenacurra mental health facility in East Cork has said: 'It leaves a bitter taste really. From my sister’s experience, she’s really thrived in that setting.'

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Coronavirus - Tue Jan 26, 2021
Third of prisoners awaiting mental health services, report finds
Approximately one in three prisoners is on a waiting list for mental health services, according to a new report by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT).

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Minister accuses eating disorder service of being 'factually incorrect' in funding row
Minister accuses eating disorder service of being 'factually incorrect' in funding row
Minister Mary Butler responded by Bodywhys in which it expressed 'shock' that 'services will receive no funding in 2023'. 

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Sad, stress or senior woman at window thinking of financial problem, mental health or depression at home Sick, burnout or elderl
HSE gives go-ahead for new services for people with psychiatric and drug disorders
Dr Narayanan Subramanian, HSE National Clinical Lead for Dual Diagnosis (DD), said the initial adult teams were due to commence in Clare and Cork

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane
Mother accused of trying to murder daughter weeps as she hears of wait for mental hospital bed
The court heard that “remand in prison has been very distressing for her” and it is now 71 days since she has been charged

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Visitors enjoy a warm welcome in Cork
Letters to the Editor: Visitors enjoy a warm welcome in Cork
One reader commends the people he met during his first visit to Cork, while others consider topics including mental health, politics, and the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings 

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Bafta Television Awards 2023
Joyce Fegan: Sports Illustrated is not radical, but Cork’s Siobhán McSweeney is
'Body dissatisfaction, including a desire for a thinner body, is present in many girls by 6 years of age'

Fri, 19 May, 2023

First State report on homeless deaths finds 84 died in 2019
First State report on homeless deaths finds 84 died in 2019
Most of the deaths due to drug poisoning

Thu, 18 May, 2023

Woman Suffering From Depression Sitting On Bed And Crying
Efforts to secure new location for eating disorder service in Dublin
The planned location was deemed unsuitable due to the scale of works required to bring it up to standard

Wed, 17 May, 2023

Childhood problems - Child abuse
Young people being turned away from mental health services for not meeting criteria
Advocates warn children with autism being excluded by Camhs

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Prisoner
Lack of treatment for mentally ill prisoners needs to be 'urgently resolved' – report
Government commissioned report found prisons had 'extremely poor' access to beds in the Central Mental Hospital

Fri, 12 May, 2023

Money woes are raising people's anxiety, burnout, absenteeism
Money woes are raising people's anxiety, burnout, absenteeism
Many people are feeling overwhelmed at work, with long working hours driving negative mental health, survey finds

Fri, 12 May, 2023

High Court rules doctors should not amputate elderly man's leg
High Court rules doctors should not amputate elderly man's leg
The man, who has vascular dementia, said he would rather die than have one leg.

Thu, 11 May, 2023

Alcohol Drinking - Stock
Irish Examiner view: Time to forge a new attitude to alcohol 
Our relationship with alcohol does not encourage optimism about the proposed extension of pub and club opening hours

Wed, 10 May, 2023

Teen Problems
'Something has to change' in Ireland’s 'inadequate' youth mental health system
Housing must now be considered as a factor of mental illness and housing provision must be considered as part of mental health treatment, the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Mental Health heard

Tue, 09 May, 2023

Prisoner
Female prisoners six times more likely to self-harm than male inmates, study finds
Self-cutting or scratching the most frequently used method of self-harm for sentenced prisoners, accounting for almost two-thirds of all incidents, followed by hanging

Tue, 09 May, 2023

HSE committee admit UN disabilities convention may have been breached by Owenacurra closure
HSE committee admit UN disabilities convention may have been breached by Owenacurra closure
The minutes also noted that the closure of Owenacurra had had a 'significant effect' on the residents for whom 'it was their home'

Sun, 07 May, 2023

Newborn baby crying in mother hands
 Joyce Fegan: Maternal mental health is not solely a mother’s issue — it's about all of us
'What role are the village, or the State, playing, or not playing, when it comes to maternal mental health?'

Fri, 05 May, 2023

More than 900 young people expelled from schools in the last six years 
More than 900 young people expelled from schools in the last six years 
The large number of expulsions have prompted renewed calls for analysis of what should be a 'last resort' disciplinary measure

Fri, 05 May, 2023

Prisoner
Prison officers don riot gear to tackle psychotic inmates
It is 'totally unacceptable' for mentally unwell people to be in prison when what they need is hospital care, says Irish Prison Service director general Caron McCaffrey

Tue, 02 May, 2023

Chaplains say prison being used as substitute for hospital 
Chaplains say prison being used as substitute for hospital 
Long-delayed chaplains' reports for prisons point to a system that is warehousing mentally ill people

Tue, 02 May, 2023

After 11 months, Midleton still waits for team promised to establish mental health unit
After 11 months, Midleton still waits for team promised to establish mental health unit
The HSE has now admitted that the team has yet to be set up, and will not be constituted before HSE Cork/Kerry receives “capital approval for the unit”

Mon, 01 May, 2023

Teenage mental health stock
Limerick mental health pilot project a year behind schedule
Community Access Support Team will allow people with mental health emergencies get access to services out of hours

Sun, 30 Apr, 2023

MS physiotherapy project that could save State €19m annually 'stuck in limbo' 
MS physiotherapy project that could save State €19m annually 'stuck in limbo' 
More than three years since start of successful pilot, it is unclear whether funding will be granted

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

'I was just going in circles': Campaign highlights mental health recovery
'I was just going in circles': Campaign highlights mental health recovery
Spunout campaign features Ireland's first-ever Tiktok series dedicated solely to young people talking about mental health recovery in their own words.

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

Cork teenager's song in honour of friend who died by suicide goes global 
Cork teenager's song in honour of friend who died by suicide goes global 
Rían, from Ballineen in West Cork, was described as “the happiest boy in the world”, but he took his own life in February 2022. He was just 15

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

National psychological support helpline for Ukrainian refugees to be launched in Cork
National psychological support helpline for Ukrainian refugees to be launched in Cork
‘Call Tanya’ helpline to be launched by the migrant support group Together Razem in Cork’s City Hall on Monday night

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane
Patients sleeping in their clothes amid complaints about heating at new Central Mental Hospital
A family member of a long-term inpatient at the facility said: 'They’re being treated as sub-human, because this would not be tolerated in another hospital'

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Drugs in the form of powder and tablets, a spoon and a syringe on a black background mockup
Cormac O'Keeffe: Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use has been given a mammoth task 
As the Citizens’ Assembly gathers for the first time this weekend, Cormac O'Keeffe examines the big questions it proposes to tease out over just six weekends between now and October

Sat, 15 Apr, 2023

Hospital stock
Shortage of psychiatric nurses at 'every level' as Government accused of 'failing'
Psychiatric Nurses conference heard there were 700 vacancies across the country and nothing had been done to resolve this

Thu, 13 Apr, 2023

Sarah Harte: We struggle to keep up as artificial intelligence technology surges ahead
Sarah Harte: We struggle to keep up as artificial intelligence technology surges ahead
Even tech libertarian Elon Musk warns against the power of unregulated AI software — fears that will be heightened as Kuwait News unveils its first AI-generated news presenter

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Survey finds more than half of Irish adults feel overwhelmed by factors outside their control
Survey finds more than half of Irish adults feel overwhelmed by factors outside their control
Loneliness was among the challenges highlighted by Irish participants in the survey of 2,000 adults by Axa Ireland

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
HSE spends €900k on security for empty mental health facility in Cork valued at €630k in 2020
Garnish House, meanwhile, has been rented at a cost of more than €43,000 per month since April 2020

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Suicide researcher calls for intervention before crisis point
Suicide researcher calls for intervention before crisis point
Head of UCC School of Public Health and National Suicide Research Foundation chief scientist says help needs to be 'up-stream and to be there earlier'

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Breastfeeding study
Breastfed children less likely to develop special educational needs
Children who were exclusively breastfed or fed a mixture of formula and breastmilk for the first six to eight weeks of life are less likely to experience special educational needs or learning disabilities, according to a study.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Irish workplaces becoming more stressful and absenteeism rising
Irish workplaces becoming more stressful and absenteeism rising
Mental health-related absence is a growing concern for Irish employers, as more than half of employers recently surveyed reported that the proportion of absenteeism due to mental ill-health has increased in the last 12 months.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Head of HSE's Cork/Kerry community healthcare retires
Head of HSE's Cork/Kerry community healthcare retires
Mr Fitzgerald’s tenure coincided with a scandal which erupted around child mental health services in the Kerry region in January 2022

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

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