Person: Teresa Carey

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Mental hospitals ‘should close by 2010’

ALL existing public psychiatric hospitals should be closed by 2010, latest census figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) show.

Mental healthcare - Conditions remain appalling

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Concern at mental health system lacking a meaningful care plan

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Teenagers at risk due to lack of psychiatric services

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Same old story for mental hospitals

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Inspector highlights major flaws in mental health services

Mental health: a forgotten scandal

IF YOU want an emotive image to portray the Irish health service, the chances are that you are going to wheel a trolley into your argument.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2004

‘Psychiatric help for teens inadequate’

PSYCHIATRIC services to deal with a section of the country’s teenagers are seriously inadequate, the Mental Health Commission said yesterday.

Thu, 05 Aug, 2004

Improvement 'still needed' in mental health services

The nature and quality of mental health services in Ireland need to improve, according to the Mental Health Commission’s annual report for last year.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2004

Funding for mental health services ‘should be doubled to €1.2bn’

FUNDING for mental health services should be doubled to €1.2 billion, Inspectorate of Mental Health Services inspector Dr Teresa Carey said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2004

Mental health service faces inspection

FROM next January, the State’s newly appointed inspector Dr Teresa Carey will begin her tour of the country’s mental health services amid concerns about the quality of care and treatment in some institutions.

Sat, 16 Aug, 2003