What human rights really means in mental health law
Mad in Ireland editors Martha Griffin and Jennifer Hough spoke at the recent Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights mental health conference at...
Rethinking mental health in Ireland: Why not a Trieste-style approach?
Mental health services in Ireland, like many parts of the world, are often criticised for beingoverly medicalised, underfunded, and detached from the communities they...
Is Dialogue the Best Medicine? A conversation with an Open Dialogue expert
Welcome to MIA Radio. Today, we are pleased to have as our guest Jaakko Seikkula. Jaakko is a psychologist who helped develop the Open...
Mental health debate in Ireland is reinforcing old clichés to allow forced treatment
The current discussion on the reform of the Mental Health Act in Ireland is quite disappointing. Not because of its outcome (although that most...
New group ‘non-pathologising therapists of Ireland’ seeks members
Are you a counselling professional in Ireland? Are you concerned about the medicalisation of distress and its effects upon clients, counselling practice, and broader...