The Government should spend more money on developing apps and gaming to treat people who are mentally ill.

People with mental health difficulties and their families are still not seeing the improvements envisaged in the national mental health policy — A Vision for Change — more than 13 years ago, a rights group claims.

Opposition leader Micheál Martin is to raise the staffing crisis that has led to the closure to new referrals of a specialist service for children undergoing a mental health crisis in Cork in the context of his party’s confidence and supply arrangement with the Government, which Fine Gael is seeking to extend.

Mental health campaigners have said the latest critical report on the state of services should act as a wake-up call to government.

Mental Health Reform says it is “deeply concerned” that some vulnerable people still live in “mini-institutions” where there is no respect for their privacy or dignity.

I’ve never met Orla Tinsley, for example, but my admiration for her is boundless, writes Fergus Finlay. 

A report by the Taskforce on Youth Mental health is “a failed opportunity”, says Mental Health Reform, because there are no costings.

As the political parties and Independents digest the measures announced in Budget 2018, we bring you their comments and reaction.

Thousands of children are on waiting lists for key psychological appointments, with more than 1,700 children already delayed by more than a year.

People using mental health services feel they have little control over their own lives.

A new report says two thirds of mental health service users living in the community do not know how to make a complaint about their care.

Distressed children do not have guaranteed access to mental health services at two of the country’s busiest emergency departments (EDs) because of a staffing crisis.

The need for 24/7 crisis community-based mental health services was raised with the Mental Health Minister Helen McEntee yesterday when she was handed a petition signed by 12,000 people demanding better services.

Mental health difficulties start to emerge before the age of 25 in 70% of adults suffering from the condition, a leading psychiatrist told the Oireachtas committee on the future of healthcare.

Almost one in five children were admitted to adult psychiatric units last year even though beds were available in the child and adolescent services.

Just under half of the HSE’s community mental health services provide support seven days a week, it has emerged.

Mental health is the biggest single reason given for income protection claims, it has emerged.

Ireland will accept dozens more refugees in the coming weeks ahead of an expected increase in migrants attempting dangerous crossings into Europe.

A series of protests have taken place around the country to protest at cuts to mental health funding.

A national coalition will this evening urge voters in the upcoming general election to make mental health a priority.

This letter is an urgent appeal from 14 organisations who work with children to call on An Taoiseach to show leadership on the issue of child homelessness.

Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill, delivers her weekly briefing on Euro affairs from the European Parliament.

The country’s “bleeding” mental health services are severely under-resourced and significantly under-staffed, making it harder for people to access treatment, according to a new report by Mental Health Reform (MHR).

The implementation of the Government’s mental health policy is “incomplete and uneven”, according to a national organisation which aims to improve mental health services nationwide.

Your editorial (‘Mental health system — Time for a radical overhaul’, March 27) rightly highlights the fact that community mental health teams for children and adolescents are struggling with increased demand.

One in seven children and teenagers referred for mental health treatment are still waiting a year or more to access appropriate services, according to the Children’s Mental Health Coalition.

AN Irish Examiner investigation today reveals the shocking state of mental health in Ireland, with almost half a million people being prescribed drugs for depression or anxiety.

An antidote to the January blues is First Fortnight, Ireland’s only arts festival that discusses mental health and its stigma.