Cork mental health group to showcase work in EU

THE work that a Cork-based group has done to help break down the stigma attached to mental health problems and raise awareness about the “normality of madness” is set to be honoured at a European conference.

Mad Pride Ireland has been invited to showcase its work in Lisbon, Portugal, as part of a European Commission on mental well-being.

The conference is part of the 2010 European year against poverty and social exclusion and Mad Pride Ireland’s work has been identified as best practice in the fight against ignorance in mental health.