Person: Mental Health

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

New Minister for Mental Health wants urgent laws on social media comments

The new Minister for Mental Health has called for new, urgent laws to control what is being said on Facebook and other social media platforms.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

New ‘Vision’ for mental health ‘more about wellbeing' – College of Psychiatrists

Dr William Flannery said psychiatrists were “dismayed and disillusioned” by the recently launched ‘Share the Vision’ strategy which, focused more on wellbeing than on psychiatry.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Closure of psychiatric unit ‘set in blood’

Patients of an acute psychiatric unit and their families have vowed to continue their campaign to keep the service open despite the Minister of State with Responsibility for Mental Health confirming its closure is “set in blood”.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2012

New laws give psychiatric patients right to review

PSYCHIATRIC patients detained in hospital against their will have a right to an independent review of their case after long-awaited new laws came into force.

Thu, 02 Nov, 2006