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Why is the mental health system so reluctant to explore non-medical routes to recovery?

I was delighted to be asked by Liam MacGabhann, a co-founder and member of Mad in Ireland to write a blog about some important...

The UK is helping people stop antidepressants – but still no tapering advice available...

It's now widely accepted that there can be withdrawal effects from antidepressants -  but no tapering guidance or advice is currently available in Ireland Pharmacists...

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contention is that generally mainstream media and services orientation speaks and acts to what has now been deemed an outdated diagnostically-based paradigm in mental health.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.

Wellness café’s to support recovery are ‘so much more than a cup of tea’

The aim of this article is to set out the development of an innovative, sustainable model of recovery through the setup of peer led...

Innovative mental health service shut down – despite expert report stating it should be...

A pioneering community mental health service in West Cork has been shut down - even though a report obtained by Mad in Ireland found...