Group in bid for local election candidates’ support

LOCAL election candidates are being urged to support Ireland’s forgotten constituency — people with a mental illness.

Mental Health Ireland (MHI), which has just launched its pre-election campaign, believes local politicians are ideally placed to demand better mental health services in their community.

The group, the country’s largest voluntary organisation representing the interests of people with disabilities, is now seeking a pre-election commitment from candidates to support stronger measures locally to promote positive mental health services.