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Getting Help Printable Version

In reality service provision in mental health varies greatly throughout the country and there is often a lack of appropriate resources and facilities. In some areas, services can fall well below the minimum required for true quality care.


In the Getting Help section of Recover.ie, we outline the minimum level of service that should be provided in any sector, as laid down by the Department of Health in a document entitled "Guidelines on Good Practice and Quality Assurance in Mental Health Services".

Any service not meeting the criteria outlined by the Department of Health is below quality and not acceptable and the service user has a legitimate right to complain. We have outlined the complaints procedure that should be used in the Getting Help  "Practical Guide to Complaints". Alternatively you can contact Shine to outline your concerns. It is only through creating awareness of the shortfalls in service provision that progressive change can occur.

Document Title Towards Recovery
 
Source Shine and the Irish Psychiatric Association
 
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Document Title Recovery in Practice: Submission to the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy
 
Source Shine
 
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Document Title Rethink.org Recovery and Self Mgt bibliography
 
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Document Title Rethink.org self management booklet
 
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Document Title Discover the Road Ahead
 
Source Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd
 
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Document Title Psychotherapy and Psychosis
 
Source SI
 
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Hafal.org

 
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At Hafal we are dedicated to empowering people with severe mental illness and their families to: achieve better quality of life, fulfil their ambitions for recovery fight discrimination,enjoy equal access to health and social care, housing, income, education and employment.

 
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Rehink.org

 
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Rethink is the largest severe mental illness charity in the UK. As of 2nd July 2002 'Rethink' is the new operating name for the 'National Schizophrenia Fellowship'. We are dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by severe mental illness, whether they have a condition themselves, care for others who do, or are professionals or volunteers working in the mental health field.

 
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NIMH Schizophrenia Information

 
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NIMH Schizophrenia Information

 
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Health Service Executive (HSE)

 
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) took over full operational responsibility for running the country's health and personal social services on January 1, 2005.

 
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Shine’s Website

 
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Shine’s home page.

 
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www.dohc.ie/public/information/mental_health

 
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www.Dohc.ie Mental Health Information

 
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Oasis

 
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Oasis (Online Access to Services, Information and Support) is an Irish eGovernment website developed by Comhairle. The site provides information on the social and civil rights of everyone in Ireland. Oasis provides you with information you may need at various stages in your life. The Service Finder allows you to find public services in your locality and our Frequently Asked Questions section answers questions you may have about public services in Ireland.

 
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World Federation for Mental Health - Discover the Road Ahead Link

 
Description

The Caregiver Perspective of Individuals with Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder

 
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Irish college of Psychiatrists 'Help is at Hand'

 
Description

The Royal College of Psychiatrists have published a number of "Help is at Hand" leaflets which explain the symptoms and treatment of a range of mental illnesses

 
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Delta Project

 
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DELTA stands for Detection, Education and Local Team Assessment. It aims to reduce the length of time that young people in particular go without treatment by providing education and information.

 
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