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Oireachtas Members' Briefing Pack on Mental Health
5. Greater social inclusion for people with mental health problems The Programme for Government contains a welcome commitment to establishing a cross-departmental group to ensure good mental health is a policy goal across Government. This commitment needs to be implemented as a priority by the new Government and can build on the good work already achieved by the Office for Disability and Mental Health which has a cross-departmental remit. The group should include representatives from the Departme
Category:(not categorized)Reads:207Uploaded:05 / 19 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionPolicy Intern Job Description
Policy Intern Job Description Hours of work: 39 hours per week Duration: Minimum of nine months Reports to:Policy Officer Main tasks: The Policy Internwill assist the Mental Health Reform team to delivera campaign to get Government to improve the mental health services and implement A Vision for Change. This is an exciting opportunity to work on building the movement for mental health reform in Ireland, working with a small team. The key objectives for Mental Health Reform over the coming year a
Category:(not categorized)Reads:182Uploaded:05 / 06 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionInternship Application Form
Internship Application Form Mental Health Reform 6-9 Trinity Street, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0) 1 612 1422 E-mail: recruitment@mentalhealthreform.ie Web: www.mentalhealthreform.ie Date of application: Personal Details Name: Address: Telephone Email: Internship that you are applying for Policy Are you a fluent speaker of English? Do you have fluent written English? Availability Starting Date: Finishing Date: Campaigns & Communications Yes Yes No No Declaration (Confidential): Have you ever been con
Category:(not categorized)Reads:131Uploaded:05 / 06 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionCampaign & Communication Intern Job Description
Campaigns and Communications Intern Job Description Hours of work:39 hrs per week Duration: Minimum of nine months Reports to:Campaigns and Communications Officer Main tasks: The Campaigns and Communications Internwill assist the Mental Health Reform team to delivera Government targeted campaign to improve the mental health services and implement A Vision for Change. This is an exciting opportunity to work on building the movement for mental health reform in Ireland, working with a small team. T
Category:(not categorized)Reads:444Uploaded:05 / 06 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionHuman Rights and Mental Health Service User Participation
This paper seeks to understand and explain how the human rights frameworks can offer a different way for mental health activists to engage with the system and influence improvements in how care is delivered. Before considering what benefits there may be for advocates of change in adopting human rights-based approaches it would be worthwhile to examine briefly some of the concepts and debates around what is meant by human rights and how they have been understood by legal theorists. Some of the tensions and paradoxes inherent in the discourses and practices of human rights are also discussed as they emerge in the literature and empirical research.
Category:Health & MedicineReads:488Uploaded:04 / 18 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionMental Health Reform calls for Plan in ‘first 100 days’
Mental Health Reform welcomes commitments to mental health in the 2011 Programme for Government – and calls for an executive structure, implementation plan and resourcing for delivery of these commitments within the new government’s first 100 days.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:321Uploaded:04 / 12 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionReform of mental health services must be an election issue
Improving mental health services is an essential part of political and social reform in Ireland. The quality of mental health services has a major impact on us all – one in four people experience a mental health difficulty during their lives.
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Category:(not categorized)Reads:390Uploaded:02 / 06 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionThe Emperors New Clothes - The “Time Delayed” Implementation of A Vision for Change
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