Mental Health Commission
103 results

Two psychiatric units’ approach to physical restraint ‘totally unacceptable’
- Health
- February 7, 2019, 15:41
The policies of two psychiatric units in relation to the physical restraint of patients have been described as “totally unacceptable” by the State’s m(...)

Four inpatient mental health units have conditions attached to re-registration
- Health
- December 28, 2018, 16:04
Enforcement action has been taken against four inpatient psychiatric facilities over failures to meet appropriate standards following inspections, the(...)

Mental health services should offer hope and healing
- Opinion
- December 28, 2018, 00:44
Twenty five years ago I was on some of the first teams that began closing down large asylums and setting up mental health community and day services. (...)

Concern raised over 4% drop in youth mental health staff
- Health
- November 17, 2018, 14:28
There has been a fall in the number of staff employed in the HSE’s youth mental health services, with 26 fewer employed in September compared to the b(...)

‘Karl should have been safe in a mental hospital’
- Health & Family
- November 17, 2018, 06:00
Karl Collins checked himself into Sligo’s St Columba’s mental health hospital at 9am on April 1, 2017. He was suffering from extreme anxiety and catas(...)

Solicitor claims discriminatory remarks made as she is ‘a woman and a black African’
- High Court
- November 9, 2018, 16:15
A solicitor has claimed she was subjected to discriminatory remarks because she is “a woman and a black African” when she sought to represent a client(...)

Over half of Mountjoy prisoners in protection regimes due to gang violence
- Crime & Law
- October 26, 2018, 18:09
Over half of the prisoners in the country’s biggest prison, Mountjoy, are currently in protection regimes for their own safety due to gang violence. (...)

Ward-of-court replacement scheme allocated just €3m
- Health
- October 22, 2018, 01:25
The Government has allocated €3 million next year for the establishment of a scheme to replace the much-criticised ward-of-court system, less than a t(...)

Government not to appeal ruling on detention of mentally ill
- Crime & Law
- September 17, 2018, 00:45
The Government does not intend to appeal a court ruling which found nearly 100 people are being unconstitutionally detained in mental health facilitie(...)

New chief executive appointed to Mental Health Commission
- Irish News
- September 13, 2018, 17:55
The new chief executive officer of the Mental Health Commission has said he wants to ensure the commission plays “a central role in the ongoing transf(...)