Author: Ian Rice
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RTÉ Radio 1: Interview with Professor Harry Kennedy, Executive Clinical Director of the Central Mental Hospital
Professor Harry Kennedy, Executive Clinical Director of the Central Mental Hospital speaks with Sarah McInerney about Ireland’s attitude to mental illness, policy and the future of the Central Mental Hospital. You can listen to the full interview on the RTÉ website here. Professor Kennedy discusses how the Central Mental Hospital will improve on the limited…
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Irish Independent: Study finds almost one in five children ‘hears voices’ before teen years
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine editorial board member Dr Ian Kelleher discusses his new research for the Health Research Board, which finds that nearly 1 in 5 children between the ages of 9 and 12 hear voices that others cannot, before growing out of it. This is compared to 5…
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Business Post: Mental Health – Are we coping with the coronavirus?
Susan Mitchell of the Sunday Business Post discusses how the extent of the psychological fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has yet to fully show itself. The article features findings from the recent CPsychI survey of consultant psychiatrists. Read excerpts discussing the College survey below, and read the full article here with a Business Post subscription.…
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Press Statement: CPsychI launch first of its kind special journal edition dedicated to the mental health impact of COVID-19 both in Ireland and internationally
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland today launched a special edition of its official scientific journal, Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM), collating over 40 articles documenting the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in society and the delivery of mental health services since the pandemic took hold. Covering perspectives from several countries across multiple…
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Press Statement: College Concerned over Lack of Assurance of a Minister for Children
College of Psychiatrists Concerned over Lack of Assurance of a Minister for Children on Cabinet and a Potentially Watered-Down Department for Children and Youth Affairs and Believe this Would be a Backward Step and Detrimental to Placing Children’s Needs Prominently in New Government Plans Following a media interview (23 June) on the programme for government…
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Letter from President to Major Political Party Leaders re: Mental Health Services and the next Programme for Government in light of Covid-19
Below is a letter from the President to major political party leaders sent yesterday, regarding Mental Health Services and the next Programme for Government in light of Covid-19 Today the United Nations and the World Health Organisation highlighted that mental health needs must be treated as a core element of our response to and recovery…
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Press Statement: Fifth video released by psychiatrists for families of young people with mental illness restricted at home and without usual vital supports during Covid-19
Continued support, guidance and flexibility are needed for those with mental illness while protective and restrictive measures are in place for the Coronavirus. With this in mind, and to alleviate the additional stress that families of young people with mental illness and neurodevelopmental disorders now face, the College has developed a series of short videos…
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Business Post: Mental health must come first when this crisis is finally over
Dr Karen O’Connor, consultant psychiatrist, discusses how the economic fallout, intense media coverage and social distancing measure of the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute to a wave of mental health vulnerability months and years after the pandemic’s end. Read the article below which appears on the Business Post’s website. The Covid-19 pandemic is a global health…
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Statement from the Faculty of Intellectual Disability regarding Children with an Intellectual Disability and their Families/Carers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Faculty of Intellectual Disability Psychiatrists welcomes the recent announcement of increased HSE funding and supports to the disability services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over ten thousand children (0-19 years) are registered as having an intellectual disability in Ireland (NIDD 2017), the majority of children registered on this database function within the moderate-severe-profound range of…
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Statement from the Faculty of Intellectual Disability Psychiatry regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic and People with Intellectual Disability
The Faculty of Intellectual Disability Psychiatry welcomes the recent increased HSE funding and supports to the disability services during these very challenging times. There are 28,388 people with Intellectual disability in Ireland, the majority (69%) of whom live at home with their parents. 7,530 (26.9%) are in receipt of full-time residential care. Of this group…