Person: Caroline McGrath

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Mental health services - We must find resources to end misery

OVER the last number of years there has been a new determination and urgency to try to improve the circumstances of those who depend on long-term state care because of mental health difficulties.

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Amnesty calls for removal of barriers to mental health reform

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Mental health reform ‘needs easing’ of recruitment ban

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Mental health group argues against hospital move

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Experts warn against Central Mental Hospital move

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Campaign group urges tighter planning laws

Mental health ‘must get equal status to physical well-being’

THE National Health Strategy needs to be reviewed to give the promotion of mental health equal status to that of physical health, Mental Health Ireland said yesterday.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2004

Anger over Garda power on immigrants

NEW powers enabling gardaí to detain immigrants in the Central Mental Hospital without psychiatric examination were heavily criticised yesterday.

Fri, 10 Sep, 2004

‘Inappropriate’ to put jail near hospital

A SUPPORT group for the mentally ill has said it would be entirely inappropriate to have a jail on the same campus or site as the Central Mental Hospital.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2004