Tagged with: mentalhealth
Is an EU-Wide approach to the mental health crisis necessary?
Gerry Mitchell 29/03/2023
Mental health services are characterised by under-investment, a focus on hospital treatments and a lack of primary and community services; workforce crises and barriers to access that include stigma. They fail to acknowledge the social determinants of mental health or address mental health inequalities. As such they lack resilience and do not have …
Health Budget Fictions
Patrick Kinsella 22/05/2019
The new chief of the HSE has made cost-containment his top priority. Taking office in mid-May, Paul Reid’s first act was to order senior health …
The Interesting Story on Irish People’s Health and Habits.
Paul Sweeney 02/11/2016
Paul Sweeney: Did you know that 23% of Irish people still smoke, in spite of the ultra clear evidence that it is deadly? More men (26%) than women …
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …