Mental health reforms face 40-year wait without funds
In its latest damning report on the lack of progress made by the A Vision for Change psychiatric services reform programme, the Irish Mental Health Coalition (IMHC) has warned that if the slow pace of progress continues “it will take 40 years to engage sufficient staff to achieve the necessary change”.
According to the 2005 A Vision for Change document, considered to be a blueprint for Government reform of the country’s mental health services, 1,803 new staff have been called for to drastically improve access to services for those in need.
