Mental Health Policy

Mental Health Ireland – HSE Talking Health & Wellbeing

In this episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing podcast, host Fergal Fox talks to Martin Rogan, the CEO of Mental Health Ireland. They discuss the organisation’s work in promoting mental health and wellbeing, the importance of collaboration and understanding in mental health promotion, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. […]

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Making Mental Health Literacy Accessible

Making Mental Health Literacy Accessible

Making Mental Health Literacy Accessible The paper, published by psychologists from University College Cork, shows that access to information through podcasts has decreased stigma and increased help-seeking amongst listeners. Niall is joined by authors Dr. Sharon Lambert and Naoise Ó Caoilte to hear why this mental health literacy is so important and how we can

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Maintaining Mental Health

Athlete on Maintaining Mental Health

Maintaining Mental Health with George Dockrell Irish cricket player George Dockrell recently made a captivating appearance on Irish radio, where he shed light on the significance of maintaining mental health within the realm of sports, particularly for athletes. During the interview, Dockrell highlighted the collaborative efforts between Cricket Ireland and Inspire, an organization dedicated to

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Healthy Workplace

Healthy Workplaces – HSE Podcast #17

A Healthy Workplace In this episode, Fergal Fox hosts a discussion on the topic of Healthy Workplaces with Biddy O’Neill from Healthy Ireland, a division within the Department of Health. The conversation delves into a Workplace Health Framework, known as Healthy Ireland at Work, exploring its background and the reasons behind its establishment. Furthermore, the

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Where is My Mind? Episode 50: If Not Now, When?

In this episode, Niall speaks to Ireland’s leader, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, about the failures of the country’s mental health service. They delve into how we can develop better systems of care and support within mental health, how education is a crucial part of this and how policy now needs to start catching up with conversation

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Where There’s A Will. Bonus: Live @ First Fortnight

This live panel discussion is the final, live bonus episode of this podcast series. This event is an interactive dialogue on the mental health system in Ireland facilitated by A Lust for Life- tackling stigma, shame and structural problems in the Irish Mental Health System. The panel discussion tackles the themes arising from the podcast

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Where There’s A Will. Episode 06: The Future is Unwritten

Every system is built on an invisible foundation, supported by invisible scaffolding, which is our cultural understanding of mental health. If our system isn’t fir for purpose, what culture, what beliefs are shoring up this system? In this final episode in the six-part series of Where There’s A Will, we will try and shine a

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