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# Mental Health

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January 2025
Opinion: When in the grip of anorexia, New Year's resolutions were huge for me — not anymore
Louise
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2024
Opinion: Hypnosis can help with mental hygiene, to clear out negative habits
Florence Bray
Opinion: As an Irish people pleaser, setting boundaries and saying 'no' is a right challenge
Peter Flanagan
Opinion: We should try to reduce the harm caused by Christmas excess as much as possible
Michael Ledden & Kathryn Ledden
Mary Lou told she's the only person that could 'take on Donald Trump' next St Patrick's Day
The Sinn Féin leader was in Bray Co Wicklow yesterday where she visited homeless and youth mental health charities.
Staff at day centre have to boil kettle to bathe service users with intellectual disabilities
There has been no heating at the day centre in Islandbridge for months, an employee said.
Portable heaters are being used to keep service users warm, as staff contend with leaks and dampness
The employee said the situation is "Dickensian" and unsanitary
How a psychologist helped Kane rise to the occasion at the Aviva
Dr Catherine Conlon: The clock is TikToking on social media access for young teens
Dr Catherine Conlon
Former housing minister Eoghan Murphy says he wanted to resign when homeless figure hit 10,000
Opinion: 'Neuroimaging has shown that psychedelics can increase connectivity in the brain'
Dr Colm Harrington
Mental Health Bill won't be enacted before election, despite Govt leaders saying it was a priority
'I can sleep now, I don't cry': Ukrainians in Ireland turn to therapy after fleeing the war
Many people displaced by the war have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder.
Coroner calls for hospitals to notify next of kin about patients who attempt or consider suicide
'The lads are trying their best -- some I would think are maybe not good enough'
Taoiseach accuses SF of 'hypocrisy' as phone pouch scheme already in place in Northern Ireland
Chambers defends €9m phone pouch spend as opposition ask minister 'are you for real?'
Four new adult ADHD teams get budget funding completing national rollout plan
Two new early intervention in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin
Opinion: My experience of a men's group tells me it has the power to change behaviour
Stephen O'Rourke
'People with schizophrenia are not dangerous, but untreated psychosis is'
A psychiatrist and a patient explain what Ireland can learn from Denmark’s approach to psychosis services.
Tánaiste recommended against Cathal Brugha Barracks being relocated to make way for housing
Govt signs off on largest overhaul of Ireland's mental health law after years of delays
Walk and talk: Why I'm attempting to conquer the Wicklow Way in less than 72 hours this weekend
Jack 'Beano' Carey
Overhaul of Ireland's mental health law further delayed despite Govt promises for progress
Number of sexual assaults reported at mental health centres jumps from 12 in 2022 to 42 last year
Concerns have also been raised about the number of people being physically restrained at mental health facilities.
The average episode of physical restraint in 2023 lasted for 4.4 minutes
Sinn Féin's spokesperson for Mental Health, Mark Ward, today expressed "grave concerns" over certain findings
Social media a “clear threat” to teenagers' mental health, say Irish doctors
'They see no way out': 113% jump in homeless people seeking mental health support from charity
Children deemed 'too autistic' for mental health service and 'too anxious' for disability team
Some children are not seen by CAMHS until they self-harm or attempt suicide, parents have warned.
Most family carers struggling to make ends meet and suffering from loneliness, survey finds
Healing through art: How creativity can counteract isolation in chronically ill children
Helene Hugel
Therapist: Are you burning out? Here are the signs to watch out for...
Linda Breathnach
Use of physical restraint among non-compliances identified at mental health centres
Extra €10m for mental health services to include funding for new eating disorder team
'Ming' Flanagan on independents' popularity, his autism diagnosis and voters' move to the right
After nearly a decade in Brussels, Flanagan tells The Journal he can now see the merits of the European Parliament.
Children given 'inadequate or inappropriate' support by CAMHS 'because they were autistic'
Tens of thousands take part in Darkness Into Light
Psychosis team in Cork sees significant decrease in number of people using drugs and alcohol
It’s hoped that the RISE model can be replicated by other psychosis teams around the country.
'I'm going through a lot of scary stuff': 11-year-old boy with psychosis and his parents plead for help
The young boy has struggled to access certain services despite the efforts of his parents and healthcare workers.
Children and adolescents with complex needs often struggle to get access to services due to confusion over which health team is best placed to intervene
During a recent episode, a young boy in Dublin attempted to take his own life
The boy's parents believe if their son had received early intervention years ago, his condition would not have deteriorated to this point
'Demons were following me': Call to make HHC illegal after users experience psychotic episodes
HHC, a semisynthetic cannabinoid derived from CBD, is widely available in Ireland.
There are growing concerns that HHC is triggering psychotic episodes in certain people
HHC vapes are widely available online, and in vape and CBD shops
"I was seeing and hearing things that weren't there. I was being followed around by demons," one man told us
Opinion: Assisted dying – we should learn from what's happening in Canada
Seána Glennon