Psychiatric nurses at University College Hospital Galway will begin their work to rule today.

Staff at a Cork psychiatric hospital are to hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss their response to a cut to services.

A website for parents aims to help them become web savvy at a time of rising cyberbullying and new online challenges faced by their children.

Mental Health Reform has criticised a major acute hospital for leaving patients at risk of suicide in its busy and overcrowded emergency department for hours on end.

Waiting lists for children and teenagers in need of mental health appointments grew by 24% last year as a surge in demand put services under increased strain.

A doctor is appealing to parents to be on the lookout for signs that their children could be involved in a dangerous activity called the choking or fainting game.

The Psychiatric Nurses Association says there's a staffing crisis at Roscommon Acute Psychiatric Services.

The Government has today published new national guidelines on suicide prevention in post-primary schools.

A new study has found that three quarters of young people who have accessed ReachOut.com, an online support service for young people in Ireland, suffer from mild to severe levels of psychological distress.

SEVEN out of 10 people would find it difficult to discuss depression with their doctor, a survey on mental health perceptions has revealed.

MORE than 800 mental health patients are still housed in psychiatric hospitals labelled as “Dickensian deplorable and appalling” despite repeated Government promises to shut them down.

DEPRESSION should be something that is talked about as easily as the flu, according to Minister for Mental Health, John Moloney, who yesterday revealed he too suffered from a bout of the illness.

A SITE in the Midlands is among those being considered as the location for the new Central Mental Hospital, the Minister for Mental Health John Moloney said yesterday.