Lessons from Abbeylara

Formalise the monitoring of mentally-ill people by health services in the community.

Formalise the monitoring of mentally-ill people by health services in the community.

Each patient discharged from a psychiatric hospital to have a written statement outlining the risk of relapse and a written care programme.

Improve information sharing between the medical services and gardai at a local level. Formal medical training for gardai in mental health awareness.

Appoint a clinical psychologist in every Garda division to provide training, negotiation advice and psychological profiling.

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Change gun licensing laws to include specific provision for formal review when psychological illness is diagnosed.