'This must be backed up with funds': Mental health action plan gets cautious welcome

Perinatal mental health continues to be looked at, including negotiations underway to develop a much-needed specialist inpatient admission unit for mothers and babies. File photo

A three-year action plan to expand mental health services for adults and young people has been welcomed as helping to modernise services in Ireland.

The details of how this rolls out matter, however, with even HSE CEO Bernard Gloster saying: “Those of us who recall previous policy frameworks for mental health know that implementation is critical.“