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Prison is not the place to manage offenders’ mental health
A long-overdue taskforce has a unique opportunity to influence the future direction of strategy and practice and make a significant contribution to making our communities safer, as well as ensuring help for those who need it
The percentage of people subject to penal sanctions such as probation and prison who have mental health and addiction issues in Ireland and internationally, is well above the comparable level in the general population.
Fri, 09 Apr, 2021 - 06:30
Vivian Geiran
The establishment by Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly of a taskforce “to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of persons interacting with the criminal justice system” is a welcome and long overdue response to what has been acknowledged as one of the most serious challenges facing that system.
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Review of visiting policies for care homes under way
Updated / Thursday, 25 Feb 2021
21:41
A number of groups have called for the resumption of in-person visits.
Early data has shown a drop in the number of nursing home Covid-19 cases, a trend that has been welcomed by health chiefs.
Irene Winters has regular window visits with her father at his nursing home.
For 91-year-old Paddy Homan while the visits are very welcome he misses having his loved ones in the room with him. It s months and months since I had them he says. I d be delighted to have them because there are several people that want to visit me. He says he missed them all.
The Association representing Social Workers has apologised unreservedly for the "pain and distress" caused by failings of the profession highlighted in the Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.