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Useful Links

National policy / HSE Policy relating to the National Health

Department of Health and Children: The National Strategy for Service User Involvement in the Irish Health Service (2008-2013)
https://www.lenus.ie/handle/10147/45923

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
https://www.hiqa.ie/

HSE Policies, Procedures, Codes of Practice
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/non-statutory-sector/policies-procedures-guidelines-codes-of-practice-legislation.html

HSE : Mental Health Promotion Plan: Mental Health and Wellbeing
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/our-priority-programmes/mental-health-and-wellbeing/hse-mental-health-promotion-plan.pdf

HSE: Mental Health Promotion Plan 2022-2027: Stronger Together
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/our-priority-programmes/mental-health-and-wellbeing/hse-mental-health-promotion-plan.pdf

HSE Roadmap for the Reform of Health and Social Care Research Ethics Committees
https://hseresearch.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HSE-Reform-Roadmap-D3.pdf

HSE Service Operational Plan 2017
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/serviceplans/service-plan-2017/operational-plans-2017/cho-2-operational-plan-2017.pdf

HSE Social Care Division.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse – National Policy and Procedures. 2014.
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/corporate/personsatriskofabuse.pdf

National Framework for Mental Health
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/advancingrecoveryireland/national-framework-for-recovery-in-mental-health/

National Service Plan 2022- 23 Health Service Executive
https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Documents%20Laid/2022/pdf/RE9IZG9jc2xhaWQwMTAzMjJfMDEwMzIyXzEzNDAxMQ==.pdf

National Traveller Health Action Plan 2022-2027: Working together to improve the health experiences and outcomes for Travellers.
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/socialinclusion/national-traveller-health-action-plan-2022-2027.pdf

National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021
https://www.paveepoint.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/National-Traveller-and-Roma-Inclusion-Strategy-2017-2021.pdf

NOSP Connecting for life policy
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/7dfe4c-connecting-for-life-irelands-national-strategy-to-reduce-suicide-201/

Patient Safety Strategy 2019-2024
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/nqpsd/patient-safety-strategy-2019-2024.pdf

Quality and Patient Safety
https://www.saolta.ie/content/quality-and-patient-safety-qps

Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025
https://assets.gov.ie/46557/bf7011904ede4562b925f98b15c4f1b5.pdf

Sláintecare Implementation Plan
https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/slaintecare-implementation-strategy/

Policy Links relating to Mental Health

Advocacy Ireland
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/dsc/communityservices/advocacy.html

Authorized Officer Policy HSE
https://www.mhnm.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94:authorised-officer-policy-hse&catid=40:publications&Itemid=149

Complaints officer
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/qavd/complaints/officers/pccc/cho-area-2/mayo.html

Co-production in practice guidance document 2018-2020
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/advancingrecoveryireland/national-framework-for-recovery-in-mental-health/co-production-in-practice-guidance-document-2018-to-2020.pdf

Discovery College
https://www.recoverycollegewest.ie/regari/news-events/item/401-regari-are-delighted-to-announce-the-development-of-the-discovery-college

Home BeLonG To
https://www.belongto.org/youngpeople/help/

HSE Joint Working Protocol for Primary Care, Disability and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/disability/progressing-disability/pds-programme/documents/hse-joint-working-protocol-between-primary-care-disability-and-child-and-adolescent-mental-health-service.pdf

HSE, Mental Health Division (2017), A National Framework for Recovery in Mental Health
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/advancingrecoveryireland/national-framework-for-recovery-in-mental-health/

HSE, Mental Health Division (2017), Best Practice Guidance for Mental Health Services
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/mental-health-guidance/

HSE Mental Health Division.
Delivering Specialist Mental Health Services 20172018.
https://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/626957/2017%20Delivering%20Specialist%20Mental%20Health%20Report.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

HSE. Model of Care for People with Severe and Enduring Mental Illness and Complex Needs.2019.
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/rehabilitation-recovery-mental-health-services/model-of-care-for-people-with-severe-and-enduring-mental-illness-and-complex-needs.pdf

Implementation Plan 2022–2024/ Sharing the Vision /A Mental Health Policy for Everyone
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/mentalhealth/sharing-the-vision/

LGBT Ireland
https://lgbt.ie/

Mental Health and Social Housing Supports
https://mercylaw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mental-Health-and-Social-Housing-Supports-Report.pdf

Mental Health Commission Judgement Support Framework
https://www.mhcirl.ie/what-we-do/guidance/judgement-support-framework

Mental Health Commission. Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Strategy.
Dublin, 2014.
https://www.mhcirl.ie/File/Seclusion-and-Restraint-Reduction-Strategy.pdf

Mental Health Commission National Standards
https://www.mhcirl.ie/what-we-do/guidance/national-standards

Mental Health Commission (2008) “A Recovery Approach within the Irish Mental Health Services: A Framework for Development”
https://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/75113/Framework%20for%20mental%20health%20services.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Mental Health Commission (2005) ‘A Vision for a Recovery Model in Irish Mental Health Services Discussion’
https://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/43782/4232.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y#:~:text=3.,the%20cause%20in%20the%20past.

Mental Health Commission, (2007) “Quality Framework for Mental Health Services in Ireland”
https://www.lenus.ie/handle/10147/89941

Mental Health Commission Code of Practice on Admission, Transfer and Discharge
https://www.mhcirl.ie/sites/default/files/2021-01/COP_ATD.pdf

Mental Health Engagement and Recovery Office
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/mentalhealthengagement/apply/

Mental Health Engagement and Recovery Strategic Plan 2023-2026 ‘Engaged in Recovery’
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/mental-health-engagement-and-recovery/mher-strategic-plan-engaged-in-recovery.pdf

Mental Health Reform
https://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/

Mental Health Reform: My Voice Matters. Mental Health Reform: Report on a National Consultation with Family, Friends and Carer’s/ Supporters of Mental Health Service Users
https://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FFCS-EXEC-SUMMARY-WEB.pdf

National Framework for Mental Health
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/advancingrecoveryireland/national-framework-for-recovery-in-mental-health/

National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027
https://assets.gov.ie/215195/3b79dbec-155c-488b-a5f6-7ff1ddc35aac.pdf

Open Disclosure Policy Document

https://www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/qps-incident-management/open-disclosure/policy-and-guidelines/

Policies and Procedures for Mental Health in the Workplace
https://www.convergepoint.com/policy-management-software/policy-mental-health-checklist/

Primary Care and Mental Health Group. Advancing the Shared Care Approach between Primary Care & Specialist Mental Health Services – A Guidance Paper. HSE. Kildare, 2012
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/mentalhealth/advancing-the-shared-care-approach-between-primary-care-specialist-mental-health-services.pdf

Recovery College
https://recoverycollege.ie/

Recovery Education: HSE.ie
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/mental-health-engagement-and-recovery/recovery-education/

Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Service for everyone
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2e46f-sharing-the-vision-a-mental-health-policy-for-everyone/

Social Housing and People with Mental Health difficulties
https://nda.ie/uploads/publications/Social-Housing-and-People-with-Mental-Health-Difficulties-Report.pdf

Community Healthcare West Policies

Links to Irish and International legislation relating to this area

Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/national-office-human-rights-equality-policy/assisted-decision-making-capacity-act/

Decision Support Service
In order to support people around assisted decision making (Capacity) act 2015 the Decision Support Service has been set up, they are located at the Mental Health Commission. Their Website can be accessed below
https://www.decisionsupportservice.ie/

Explanatory Video from HSE on Assisted Decision Making
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOd72CVcBCA

Children’s Act 2001
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/24/enacted/en/html

https://revisedacts.lawreform.ie/eli/2001/act/24/front/revised/en/html

Children First Legislation
https://www.tusla.ie/children-first/children-first-guidance-and-legislation/

Children (Amendment) Act 2021
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2020/51/

European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 – Revised Acts
https://revisedacts.lawreform.ie/eli/2003/act/20/front/revised/en/html

European Convention on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
https://nda.ie/disability-policy/uncrpd

European Framework for Action on Mental Health and Wellbeing
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/guides_for_applicants/h2020-SC1-BHC-22-2019-framework-for-action_en.pdf

Equal Status Act 2000-2018 (‘The Acts’)
https://www.ihrec.ie/guides-and-tools/human-rights-and-equality-in-the-provision-of-good-and-services/what-does-the-law-say/equal-status-acts/#:~:text=The%20Equal%20Status%20Acts%202000,membership%20of%20the%20Traveller%20community.

Inclusion Europe: European Accessibility Act
https://www.inclusion-europe.eu/european-accessibility-act/

Irish Disability Legislation
https://nda.ie/disability-policy/irish-disability-legislation#:~:text=This%20Act%20promotes%20equality%20and,the%20public%20generally%20has%20access

Mental Health Act 2001
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/25/enacted/en/html

Guide to the Mental Health Act 2001
https://www.mhcirl.ie/sites/default/files/2021-01/SUI_EnglishV2009.pdf

Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2018
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act/10/enacted/en/html

Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/04/European-Strategy-2021-2030_EN.pdf

United Nations Principles for the Protection and Retention of Persons with a Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care
https://tinyurl.com/ohchr-Principles

World Health Organisation: World Mental Health Report 2022
https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/world-mental-health-report

 WHO World Mental Health Report: a call for action
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36794529/

Further Resources

Aware: Depression Support & Education Services
https://www.aware.ie/mental-health-resources/

Citizens Information
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/health-services/mental-health/mental-health-services/

Discovery College
https://www.recoverycollegewest.ie/regari/news-events/item/401-regari-are-delighted-to-announce-the-development-of-the-discovery-college

Family Carers Ireland
https://familycarers.ie/

Family Resource Centres
https://www.tusla.ie/services/family-community-support/family-resource-centres/

Galway Community Café

https://galwaycommunitycafe.ie/

Help Refugees in Ireland: Irish Red Cross
https://www.redcross.ie/irish-red-cross-migration-services/

Home/Nasc/Migrant and Refugee Rights
https://nascireland.org/

HseLand is a training site under HSE which offers free training on a wide variety of topics around health and life skills. Any person wishing to explore this training site should log in and register as a guest after which they will have access to a suite of trainings.
https://www.hseland.ie/dash/Account/Login

Information and resources on dual diagnosis
https://www.dualdiagnosis.ie/

Irish Refugee Council
https://www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie/

Jigsaw
https://jigsaw.ie/

Mental Health Ireland
https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/

Mindout : Social and Emotional Wellbeing Programme
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/hse-education-programme/training-and-resources-for-post-primary-school-teachers/mental-health-training-and-resources-for-post-primary-school-teachers.html

https://www.mindspacemayo.ie/mindout-schools-programme

National Carers’ Strategy
https://assets.gov.ie/10945/d62cf66f0a8f442bb594bbe0b48ef6ad.pdf

Norton MJ, Cuskelly K. Family Recovery Interventions with Families of Mental Health Service Users: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 25;18(15):7858. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157858. PMID: 34360150; PMCID: PMC8345647.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8345647/

Office of Social Inclusion. Irish Government Office
http://www.socialinclusion.ie/

Shine
https://shine.ie/

Substance Misuse Related Services
https://supportme.ie/services/community-healthcare-west-drugs-service-2/

https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/34050/1/community-healthcare-west-operational-2021.pdf

https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/

The Family Centre
https://www.thefamilycentre.com/

Toolkit for families supporting a loved one with a mental health difficulty
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+you+can+help+a+toolkit+for+families&oq=&aqs=chrome.0.69i59i450l8.19107294j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

TUSLA Meitheal Toolkit Interagency protocol
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/disability/progressing-disability/pds-programme/documents/hse-tusla-2020-joint-protocol-for-interagency-collaboration-between-the-hse-and-tusla.pdf