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Family of Adam Loughnane renews calls for Mental Health A&E
Nearly four months after the death of 34-year-old Adam Loughnane, his family is calling for urgent reform in how mental health emergencies are treated. A rally is planned for 2pm on Saturday, June 7, outside University Hospital Galway, where Adam had sought help before his death.
Mental health failings at Portiuncula Hospital raise alarm
Portiuncula University Hospital’s (PUH) Emergency Department came under scrutiny at this week’s Western Regional Health Forum on Tuesday, following a critical review by the Mental Health Commission.
Demand for mental health services increased following the pandemic – Vhi
New data released by Vhi has found a 15 per cent increase in the number of its members accessing private psychiatric care in 2022, compared to the pre-pandemic period of 2019. Vhi paid out over €73.6 million in claims for private psychiatric claims in 2022, a significant increase on the pre-pandemic figure of €66.5 million in 2019.
University of Galway Alums Bring Play About OCD to Galway Theatre Festival
Written and directed by Aisling Smith, and performed by Laura Whelan, OCD Me is a one-woman play about living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Galway Autism Partnership one of seven groups nationwide to benefit from carer funding
A Galway charity has been added to a list of seven organisations nationwide that will benefit from government funding of over €700,000 in a bid to support and improve employment opportunities for family carers.
Quiet spaces for autistic students launched on TUS Athlone campus
Quiet spaces designed to reduce the sensory load on autistic students on campus were unveiled by local Senator Micheál Carrigy, chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Autism, at the Technological University of the Shannon in Athlone.
Portiuncula University Hospital launch ‘Seo Is Mise - This is Me’ to enhance quality dementia care
Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) with support from the National Dementia Office launched ‘Seo Is Mise - This is Me’ in the hospital recently.
Mental health charity notes potential anxiety issues as students make annual school return
Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, has stated that going back to school can cause heightened anxiety for young people and their families.
Adolescents, anxiety, and depression
When adolescents are thrown into a period of anxiety or turmoil or depression it would be helpful if this was seen as a time of initiation.
Men’s Sheds launch ‘Your Shed and Dementia’ information manual
With an estimated 449 men living with dementia within County Westmeath, the Irish Men’s Sheds Association has launched a new manual ‘Your Shed & Dementia’, aimed at raising awareness of the condition, as well as offering advice for ‘Shedders’, their families and carers on supporting a member with dementia.
