Mad in Ireland is happy to share details of the Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR) campaign Give 5: Steps to a Wellbeing Rights Framework:
The former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Professor Dainius Puras, has led the way in endorsing Give 5: Steps to a Wellbeing Rights Framework.
It is an evidence based framework that sets out the essential steps government must take to take to protect and promote people’s right to good mental health. Read more here.
Give 5 has already gained significant political support, including from Sinn Féin, Alliance, SDLP and People Before Profit. It has also secured the support of UNISON, the largest health union, as well as many community and voluntary organisations, including Community Network and the Community Development Health Network. Click here now to add your support.
2. BE ACTIVE – Get Involved!
2025 is off to a busy start! We’ve had activist planning sessions, met with political parties in Stormont and enjoyed a sunny morning in Gairdín an Phobail celebrating Imbolc. Check out this photo collage of how we’re busy building connection and community to bring about a transformation in mental health.
If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, join our mailing list here and we’ll make sure to get you connected
3.Take Notice- Of People’s Positive Healing Experiences
“I see lots of conditions that the garden lends itself perfectly to… the issues around mental health, mental wellbeing, anxiety, low mood, particularly where individuals have become a little bit isolated or cut off,” Dr. Susan Taheri, Devon GP
Click here to read the inspiring story of one GP in Devon, England, who created a theraputic garden during Covid that is now benefitting hundreds of patients.
4.KEEP LEARNING – Get Your Copy of
Drop the Disorder + Do Something!
‘Dig into this book for mind-changing ideas and insights’ Annie Lennox, Singer
This powerful follow-up to the first Drop the Disorder book ( 2019) assembles a huge array of contributors who are actively challenging the culture of psychiatric diagnosis and disorder. It includes contributions from campaigners, activists, poets, playwrights, journalists and leading psychologists, counsellors and psychiatrists. We are delighted to have conributed a chapter on New Script activism. You can order your copy here.
5.GIVE Yourself Some Self-Care
We all carry so much. Especially people who are working tirelessly to change society’s approach to mental health. Don’t forgot the wise words of Audre Lorde below, and give yourself permission to engage in self-care.
