A new training approach to mental health care was launched by the Irish Mental Health Commission, coinciding with a report finding the use of restraints and seclusion has been decreasing in the country.
All survivors of crime are entitled to learn when the perpetrator is being released from jail, but many are unaware of the existence of the prison service victim liaison officer and rape victims, in particular, can be doubly traumatised on seeing their attackers back in their community
Survivors of crime are entitled to learn when the perpetrator is being released from jail but have to sign up to an opt-in victim liaison service of which many are still unaware