‘Don’t Drop
The Ball Campaign’
This afternoon campaigners from Mental Health Reform will be at Smokeys to inform
students about their new campaign ‘Don’t Drop the ball on Mental Health’ and
asking everybody to support the online petition at www.mentalhealthreform.ie .
The campaign was launched on Monday by former Ireland
and Munster rugby star Alan Quinlan and Mental Health Reform’s Director Orla
Barry, who urged
the Government to continue investing in community mental health services and
not to drop the ball on mental health in next year’s Budget.
Orla Barry
commented: “the current Government promised to invest €35 million every year in
developing community mental health services, yet little of this money has been
spent in 2012. We are asking them to keep their word and invest a full €35
million in 2013.”
“The mental health of Ireland’s population is under severe strain and our
mental health services are in an important time of transition towards modern,
community-based services. Further cuts to the mental health budget risk
undermining work already done and safety within our existing services”, Ms.
Barry concluded.
At the
launch, Quinlan called on the public to support the campaign: “I know from my
own experience how important it is that people get the help they need, in their
local communities. With the right support, people will have the chance to
recover their mental health and live their lives to the fullest. We need to
show that there is public support out there for this issue. Join the campaign
on www.mentalhealthreform.ie".
If you see any of the
campaigners on campus give them a big céad míle fáilte, have a chat, sign the petition and
ask what can you do to help.Orla Barry commented: “the current Government promised to invest €35 million every year in developing community mental health services, yet little of this money has been spent in 2012. We are asking them to keep their word and invest a full €35 million in 2013.”
“The mental health of Ireland’s population is under severe strain and our mental health services are in an important time of transition towards modern, community-based services. Further cuts to the mental health budget risk undermining work already done and safety within our existing services”, Ms. Barry concluded.
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