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Language giving voice to identity and expressing our soul

If language shapes our world, then in Ireland our world is shaped by and through the lens of colonialism. And it is here we will first explore that impact and reality, before thankfully exploring where and how our own language can be a field of healing.

The long-awaited National Clinical Programme for Dual Diagnosis

The long-awaited National Clinical Programme for Dual Diagnosis was published last week. This piece will take a look at it from the point of...

Part 4 Neurodiversity: New paradigm or Trojan Horse?

Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in...

Welcome to Mad in Ireland

Our contention is that generally mainstream media and services orientation speaks and acts to what has now been deemed an outdated diagnostically-based paradigm in mental health. We aim to offer a platform for dialogue, networking, sharing, collaboration, speaking and acting to the new paradigm within an Irish context.

Sinéad spoke out about the impact of diagnosis, stigma, and psychiatry on her life

There is one thing about having been a “delinquent” teen, or a “freak” as we called ourselves, in the chaos of the early 90s...