‘No improvement in mental health services for young people’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says that despite months of campaigning, there has been no real improvement in adolescent mental health services in the region. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny was speaking after members of the ‘Our Voices Their Future’ group from the region visited Leinster House yesterday. They met with Sinn…
Response expected from Minister McEntee on Mental Health services in Sligo/Leitrim
The Taoiseach says he expects the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee will soon respond to pleas for improved child and mental health services in the Sligo/Leitrim area. It follows a meeting in Sligo last weekend between Enda Kenny and representatives of those seeking improvements…
HSE running events to raise awareness on eating disorders in Sligo next week
The HSE are running a week of events to raise awareness for eating disorders in Sligo this week. It begins on Monday afternoon and St. Angela’s college, Sligo University Hospital and Markievicz House will host events centred around encouraging people and families to get better informed on the subject. There…
For mental health services in the region, the news is mixed
There’s mixed news for Mental Health Services in the North West this week. The HSE has admitted there’s ongoing difficulty recruiting a child and adolescent consultant psychiatrist for the Sligo/Leitrim area. Meanwhile, work on a new mental health unit at Sligo University Hospital is to start this summer. The…
North west TD’s call for improvement in mental health budget & resources
Mental Health services in the north west came to the fore as part of a debate in Dail Eireann last night. TD’s debated a range of mental health issues in the Dail last night, including the mental health budget and the numbers of children waiting for services in the north…
Government accused of reneging on mental health promises
The government has been accused by a Donegal TD of reneging on it’s promise to increase the mental health budget. Fianna Fail deputy Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher says €35 million was promised to mental health servies in this year’s budget but only €15 million will be spent. Deputy Gallagher says…
Eight minors waiting 15 months for Psychiatric treatment in Donegal
There are a number of under 18’s waiting up to 15 months for psychiatric treatment in county Donegal. The figures, which were provided to Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty following a parliamentary question, show there are 129 minors waiting for an appointment with Donegal mental health services psychiatrists. Eight of…