You did it! Together we helped get additional funding for mental health

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You did it! You joined us and 21,000 other people in calling for the mental health budget to be protected in Budget 2014 and sent a strong message to Government. We secured a commitment of an additional €20 million for community mental health services. The Government did not honour its commitment to invest a full, additional €35 million for community mental health services in 2014 so we need to keep on pushing for mental health services that help people to recover and live a full life and we need your help!

Mental Health Reform’s Do What Works campaign was about ordinary people coming together to demand investment in community-based mental health services. 21,000 voices joined the call.

The support the campaign received was amazing, and showed that there is a growing movement for reform of mental health services.

Ireland’s public mental health teams are still under-staffed and struggling to meet increased demand. Now, more than ever, we need to continue to work together for change.

What we do works. We have united the community and voluntary sector in our 39-member coalition and brought together thousands of individual mental health supporters. We have successfully fought to protect mental health in the last three budgets and we continue to advocate at high levels in the Government, the Oireachtas and the HSE.

Please keep supporting our campaigns. We’ve already had an impact, and with your help we’ll keep mental health on the agenda next year.

New Director for Mental Health Reform

Dr Shari McDaid has been appointed as the new Director of Mental Health Reform. Shari has been with Mental Health Reform since August 2011 and has more than fifteen years of experience in the mental health and disability sectors in Ireland. Read the full announcement on Shari's appointment here.

Get Involved in Building a Movement for Change

Help us continue to do our work next year. Mental Health Reform’s work relies on the active participation of people like you as well as volunteers and donations. We receive no money from the Government. We would value your support, whether that is by donating your time as a volunteer, or by making a financial donation.

Volunteering
If you’d like to help out as a volunteer, we’d be delighted to have you on board. We’re always looking for people to help out with our campaigns, public events and fundraising activities.

Christmas Fundraising
If you are thinking of doing some fundraising around Christmas, whether it is carolling, bag-packing or running a marathon, please get in touch! Contact Lara Kelly at lkelly@mentalhealthreform.ie

Make a Donation to Mental Health Reform
Support our work through financial donations, large or small, whatever you can afford. Make a donation to support our work. Our hardworking team will make sure your support goes a long way in the fight to improve the commitment to our mental health services. If you want to find out more about making a donation, contact Lara Kelly at lkelly@mentalhealthreform.ie.

MHR's Budget Snapshot

We've analysed Budget 2014 to see which of our pre-budget recommendations were taken on board by the Government, and what effect the Budget will have on people with mental health difficulties. Check out our Snapshot Analysis here.

Mental Health Reform

6-9 Trinity Street
Dublin 2
Phone: 01 6121422
Email info@mentalhealthreform.ie



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