Psychiatrist. Consultant. National Clinical Lead for Early Intervention for Psychosis. Advocate for early intervention & home treatment in mental health
Cork, Ireland
Joined May 2009
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What is it like to experience psychosis? A must see short dramatisation of a young persons lived experience. Brought to us by a UCC student from Drama Society. @UCCDramat. #YMHCOVID @HSELive @roinnslainte @mentalhealthreform @shine Link here: hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/nc…
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Very welcome news.
The EIP teams will save lives.
Two new early intervention in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin
Read more here: jrnl.ie/6503622t
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I have watched this documentary many times and at this stage I am convinced it should be on the national curriculum. The messages in it are too important. @NormaFoleyTD1 @Education_Ire the youth of this country need to talk about Patrick #EndTheStigma #GreenRibbonIRL
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Two weeks in, and #GreenRibbonIRL is breaking new ground!
As our CEO @NicolaMByrne said at the launch: "This isn't just a campaign. It's a movement."
Together, we're reshaping the conversation on mental health.
Join us. Wear a ribbon. Start a dialogue.
#EndTheStigma
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Minister Mary Butler speaking at a conference on reporting of suicide & mental health.
She highlights the vitriol spoken online about minority groups such as immigrants and trans people, saying they are often used as a 'political football'.
#WSPD2024 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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“There's a significant under-resourcing of mental health. And that’s really distressing for staff too, who are trying to provide services in an under-resourced system.”
@shaunabowerss spoke to @MHReform about the two-tier mental health system in Ireland.
irishtimes.com/health/2024/0…
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Take a few minutes to read @orlaryan's article on people with schizophrenia.
Órla highlights the @PsychSocIreland recent finding that only 3 of the 100 policy recommendations from Sharing the Vision have been fully implemented to date.
noteworthy.ie/psychosis-serv…
@HeadlineIreland
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..." it is more difficult to help people with schizophrenia if they did not receive early intervention when they were younger.
“Sometimes they have lost themselves.” #Psychosis
@IanKelleherMD
thejournal.ie/psychosis-serv… – at Waterford, Ireland
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There is a common misconception about people with schizophrenia – that they are dangerous.
Got to unpack that and other topics in the latest article in our Falling Through the Cracks series with @noteworthy_ie
jrnl.ie/6467940t
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“It will ensure mental health is given the same attention and focus as physical health."🔥🔥🔥
We're excited by how prominent mental health was in today's #KingsSpeech. This is just the start. We'll keep pushing to make sure the new UK government delivers on these promises💪
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📢 Have you, a friend or family member experience of living with psychosis?
Together with @Shineonlineirel, we aim to amplify the voices of those affected by psychosis so that there can be better specialised support & increased funding.
Survey here 👇
forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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🗣️Free Suicide Prevention Resources
We have developed 4 modules, the first one is aimed at anyone with an interest in understanding suicide, the other three modules go into more depth into the psychology of understanding and preventing suicide #Science2PreventSuicide
@darkdancer84
A Psychological Approach to Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Module 1, An Overview of Suicide Risk learn.nes.nhs.scot/64773 fits within the informed level of the Mental Health Improvement & Suicide Prevention Framework - learn.nes.nhs.scot/17100
@suicideresearch
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Colman Noctor: Mental health services need urgent large-scale investment irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/…
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I’m at Newbridge House today for #FlavoursOfFingal. We’re here all weekend spreading the word about our #GreenRibbonCampaign & the work we do to end mental health stigma in @Shineonlineirel and @SeeChangeIRL and @HeadlineIreland. We are at the Wellness Lawn.
The Flavours Of Fingal map can be downloaded on the link below
flavoursoffingal.ie/travel/e…
@Fingalcoco
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Still literally almost ZERO discussion of mental health anywhere in this general election campaign.
So disappointing! #GeneralElection
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Have you, a friend or family member experience of living with psychosis?
Together with @MHReform, we aim to amplify the voices of those affected by psychosis so that there can be better specialised support & increased funding.
Find the survey here 👇
ow.ly/O25R50RRxI6
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As psychiatrists, we condemn the ways in which mental health services have deteriorated over the past decade our letter in | The Independent archive.ph/2024.06.15-122629…
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There's an increasing need to collaborate across teams & systems. Yet many leaders report "collaboration drag": too many meetings & collaborative processes that are messy, political & frustrating. Research shows that trying to reduce "collaboration drag" through senior leadership alignment can actually make it worse. Three ways to reduce "collaboration drag":
1) Understand where the critical relationships are to get work done across the organisation/system & support the people involved.
2) Invest in building skills that help teams navigate difficult group dynamics, see how different pieces of a project fit together & speak a common language.
3) Practice reducing collaboration drag within your own function or team:
hbr.org/2024/06/why-cross-fu…. Via @Gartner_inc @HarvardBiz. Graphic: @planio
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📢 Have you, a friend or family member experience of living with psychosis?
Together with @Shineonlineirel, we aim to amplify the voices of those affected by psychosis so that there can be better specialised support & increased funding.
Survey here 👇
forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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listen back to @ProfJimLucey on @PatKennyNT ‘Acute mental healthcare today is where cancer care in Ireland was 20 years ago- it’s time for meaningful investment’ link.goloudplayer.com/s/pG1J…
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Check out excellent systematic review by @Jen_Murphy31 reporting on levels of suPAR (a marker of inflammation) in people with psychiatric disorders now published in @BrainBehavImm 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…