Ireland – A New Vision for Mental Health

Coming off lithium ‘lifted the veil’ of tranquillising medication for a more fulfilling life

Author: Editorial 24th August 2022 0 Comments

This article by John Kelly has been published by Mad in Ireland. It begins: “You have bipolar disorder? No need to be so bloody sheepish about it!’ Insisted Mattias bullishly, on hearing why I had an appointment that required me to take time…
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bipolar, drug tapering, Ireland, John Kelly, lithium, Mad in Ireland, psychiatry, Sweden

Kyrie Farm: A transformative initiative for Ireland’s mental health services

Author: Editorial 27th October 2021 0 Comments

This new initiative plans to open in March 2023. The organisers say: “The Kyrie Therapeutic Farm will support recovery through the creation of a healing environment combining a supportive community, therapeutic and holistic care and meaningful opportunities for participating in a natural farm setting in Ireland.!…
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farm families, Ireland, Kyrie Farm, nature-based therapy, New Approaches, therapeutic farms

The gap year for social, emotional and vocational learning in Irish secondary education

Author: Editorial 16th November 2018 0 Comments

Aidan Clerkin, from the Educational Research Centre (Dublin, Ireland), writes : “The Irish education system includes a quasi-gap year, known as transition year (TY), midway through secondary school. Students may choose to complete six years of secondary education (including TY as the…
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Aidan Clerkin, Education, Educational Research Centre, emotional learning, gap year, Ireland, schools, social learning

Clonakilty has become Ireland’s first autism-friendly town

Author: Editorial 15th October 2018 0 Comments

Geraldine Gittens, writing in the (Irish) Independent newspaper : “Clonakilty has become Ireland’s first autism-friendly town. Over 80 businesses and organisations carried out four specific actions, in association with the As I Am charity, in order to achieve the accolade. They erected…
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autism, autism-friendly, Clonakilty, Geraldine Gittens, Ireland, wellbeing