Category: Of interest from media
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Another ‘Leaving Cert’ celebration begins without adequate legislation in place to protect young people.
As another season of post Leaving Certificate results parties begins, Alcohol Action has called on government and the Oireachtas to finally act and pass the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill before next year’s celebrations comes around. Commenting on this year’s activity, Eunan McKinney, Head of Communications and Advocacy at Alcohol Action Ireland, said: “Priced based promotions…
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‘I hate mental health being used in the media as an explanation for crime’
Psychosis is a distressing difficulty in which thoughts and emotions make it hard to determine what is reality and what is not. #StillJustMe is an anti-stigma campaign launched in 2017 by St Patrick’s Mental Health Services. Here mental health ambassador and blogger Nicola describes her journey living with schizophrenia and the effect stigma can have…
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Report launched – Advocacy needs of those who use the Mental Health Services
Mental Health Reform launched a new report yesterday entitled, The Advocacy Needs of Mental Health Service Users Living in the Community: A Pilot Study. The report, launched by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall, examines the need for independent, one-to-one advocacy supports for people who use mental health services and who need help to make decisions or access their…
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Netflix ‘To The Bone’ stimulates much needed conversation about Eating Disorders
Before you continue reading if you are concerned that you or a friend could be suffering with an eating disorder please visit our Public Information page for more information on eating disorders or visit the BodyWhys website. While controversial and potentially triggering, the recent release of To The Bone on Netflix, a feature length film about a…
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Poll shows overwhelming support for government action to curb alcohol marketing that appeals to young people
82% of people who support this action are Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil supporters The poll, conducted by Ireland Thinks, between 12 and 16th June among a sample of 1,300 adults across the country, found that the public would support stronger regulation of alcohol marketing than is proposed in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. Notably,…
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Can AA truly cure addiction? – Dr William Flannery in the Sunday Business Post
Some addiction experts are now coming to the conclusion that Alcoholics Anonymous is a flawed enterprise. Are they right, asks Alex Meehan in the Sunday Business Post. When a New York stock- broker named Bill Wilson met a surgeon named Dr Bob Smith in 1935, they were both hopeless alcoholics and desperate to find a…
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Netflix ‘To The Bone’ promises not to glamorise eating disorders
Tomorrow Netflix will release ‘To The Bone’, a feature length movie that tells the story of a girl battling anorexia nervosa. But is it possible to make a movie about eating disorders without glamorising them? Netflix previosuly came under fire for irresponsible production and writing in their original series 13 Reasons Why. However it seems…
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Dr John Hillery – Many children unnecessarily on CAMHS waiting lists due to lack of other interventions
Over 2,400 children waiting for child mental health services but many should not be on the list at all for this ‘catch-all service’, says Dr John Hillery and many senior practicioners. This article by Michelle McDonagh was published on the Irish Times on 4th July 2017. There are currently 2,419 children and young people…
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Family input can make difference between life and suicide
Confidentiality can be breached to protect the life of the patient or others. This article by Patricia Casey was published on the Irish Times on July 4th. The issue of doctor-patient confidentiality is perhaps at its most polarised in the context of suicide prevention. When it was addressed recently in a session at the…
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A strong case for the need for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland says Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Prof. Geoffrey Shannon’s comments to an Oireachtas Committee makes a strong case for the need for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill Prof Shannon appeared yesterday, Wednesday, 28th June, before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs to discuss issues arising from the Audit of…