'My confidence took a big hit': Cork stroke victim calls for more mental health supports for survivors

From left: Dan Cronin, chairperson, Cork Stroke Support; Dr Helen Kelly, project lead and board member; Irene Hartigan, lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at UCC; and Chris Murphy, stroke survivor. Picture: Colm Lougheed

More services are needed to address mental health challenges after a stroke, and to support families, a stroke survivor has said.

A new report from Cork Stroke Support (CSS) and University College Cork (UCC) found there were eight individual organisations/volunteers that provide stroke support services in Cork, and 20 in Munster, but identified gaps in service provision, with survivors surveyed noting supports for their mental health are often lacking.