A conversation on reforming the welfare system for people with disabilities is needed – the Green Paper on Disability Reform was not the answer
Mental health
Research is mounting that entrenched loneliness is bad for our health and can even change our brains
Research highlights damaging impact of renting a home rather than owning one can have on feelings of financial wellbeing
Numbers waiting for primary care psychology services in Cork are ‘staggering’, says Social Democrats leader
Companies that achieve best in class in their workplace wellbeing programmes were recognised at the annual Ibec KeepWell Awards
Artist, composer and author Matt Ottley has lived with bipolar disorder since early adolescence
Official walks took place at some 230 locations at home and abroad with 100,000 people estimated to take part
Too many well-meaning initiatives take a one-size-fits-all approach, and take-up rates are often low
As the sober years mounted up, I realised that drinking was a symptom of something bigger underneath
Research by University of Galway shows just 33% of boys in same age bracket report similar emotions
Use of psychotropics decreased, TCD study finds, but alternatives need to be considered
Tell Me About It: I have no friends nor any acquaintances, no one ever contacts me, nor vice versa, and I never socialise
“She doesn’t need to be stuck inside her head on her phone. She needs to be in the real world for as long as she can,” one said
‘When a child dies by suicide, and you know they were struggling, people have to be held to account’
Milly Tuomey, aged 11, died by suicide in 2016. Her family reflect on how the system let her down, coping with grief and why it’s important to remove the stigma linked to suicide
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