Fine Gael Deputy Health Spokesperson, Dan Neville TD, has said that the dismal response of the current Government to severely sub-standard child and adolescent psychiatric services, despite its unprecedented wealth, amounted to wholesale neglect. Deputy Neville added that unacceptably long waiting lists and the lack of in-patient places for young people, highlighted by the Prime Time programme, had tragically been evident for years. ‘Last night’s Prime Time programme starkly revealed the human suffering of those children and parents abandoned...
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Neville highlights World Mental Health Day saying Govt denying human rights of Irish patients
Fine Gael and Labour plan commits significant resources to community mental health teams, suicide prevention and child psychiatric services Ireland must respect the human rights of people with mental illness and provide the necessary resources to do so, according to Dan Neville TD, Fine Gael Deputy Spokesman on Health & Children and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology. Speaking in relation to World Mental Health Day today (Tuesday), Deputy Neville said that the current Government was continuing to...
One in five sufferers die from eating disorders, urgent action needed – Neville
Fine Gael Deputy Spokesman on Health and Children, Dan Neville TD, has today (Sunday) called on the Minister for Health to recognise that eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses with a 20% mortality rate and to implement a number of measures across a variety of areas to address these major problems. “Eating disorders have the highest psychiatric mortality rate of any psychiatric condition. This fact was contained in The Expert Group on Mental Health Policy’s report ‘Speaking Your Mind’...
Human rights of mentally ill prisoners being denied – Neville
The recent tragic death in Mountjoy prison highlights the need to deal with prisoners who suffer from mental illness, according to Fine Gael Deputy Health Spokesman and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Deputy Dan Neville. “Mentally ill offenders should be afforded the option of a treatment programme instead of prison. A recent report shows that 60% of female and 35% of male prisoners have suffered from mental illness. This report again highlights the scandalous way the psychiatric...
Dark side of Celtic Tiger as suicide claims 450 lives a year – Neville
-Young people at most risk, suicide chief cause of death in under 25s-Govt must demonstrate political will to tackle tragic epidemic Fine Gael Deputy Health Spokesperson, Dan Neville TD, has today (Monday) called for political will from Government to reduce the numbers of people dying by suicide each year. Deputy Neville said that social change and increased materialism were bringing about an identity crisis in young people and that while the Celtic Tiger had undoubtedly brought many benefits it...
Traumatised suicide bereaved neglected by Govt – Neville
Fine Gael Deputy Health Spokesperson, Dan Neville TD, has said today (Tuesday) that those bereaved by suicide suffered exceptional trauma and accused the Government of neglecting this most vulnerable group. “Many voluntary suicide bereaved groups do excellent work but I believe that the Health Minister must make a commitment towards the development of suicide bereavement counselling. She should also resource research to advance the knowledge of the special trauma suicide inflicts on family and friends of victims. Bereavement groups...
Youth suicide epidemic grows in face of Govt ignorance – Kenny
People with mental illness are a ‘silent constituency’ The Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny today (Friday) predicted the youth suicide epidemic in Ireland would continue to grow because ‘people with mental illness and their families are a silent constituency, which the Government is prepared to go on ignoring’. He told the Psychiatric Nurses’ Association Conference Dinner at the Slieve Russell Hotel in Cavan that, in Government, Fine Gael would prioritise mental health, both in hospitals and in the community....
Report shows 3% rise in suicide rate in last year – Neville
- 457 deaths by suicide in 2004- 356 men and 101 women took their own lives- Highest rate of suicide (22%) between ’98 and ’02 was among 15-24 year olds Fine Gael Deputy Health Spokesperson and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville TD said today (Friday) that the 2004 Annual Report of the National Suicide Review Group confirmed that the suicide rate had increased again in 2004. Deputy Neville said that resources available for suicide prevention...
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Must be Properly Funded For It to Be Effective-Neville
Received the following Press Release from Fine Gael National Headquarters about the Governments Suicide Prevention Strategy Following the launch of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, Fine Gael’s Deputy Spokesperson on Health and Children, Dan Neville TD, today (Thursday) welcomed the new proposals as a step towards highlighting and dealing with this very serious public health issue and urged the Government to ensure that the necessary funding would be made available. “It would be unrealistic to expect a magic...
‘Talk’ YFG Anti-Suicide Campaign launched in Cork
The Cork City Branch of Young Fine Gael (YFG) recently launched their ‘Talk’ campaign in Cork City. The ‘Talk’ campaign us a campaign to raise awareness of mental health problems and remove the stigma surrounding them in Ireland. The stigma that surrounds mental health problems makes it difficult for some people to seek help or discuss their problems with friends. This causes further problems for people and can lead to many more problems such as; alcoholism, drug addiction or...
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