We need to plug investment gaps in mental health services

When people reach out for help, it is vital that they are able to find good quality services and supports, write Shari McDaid and Brendan McCarthy

ONE IN SEVEN adults will have experienced a mental health difficulty in Ireland in the past year. That’s almost half a million people — our neighbours, our colleagues, our family members, ourselves.

Thankfully these days, the message that “it’s OK not to feel OK and it’s absolutely OK to ask for help” is being shared widely.