{"id":5291,"date":"2024-08-19T08:54:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T08:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/?p=5291"},"modified":"2024-08-19T08:54:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T08:54:03","slug":"sinn-feins-mental-health-plan-commits-to-delivering-access-to-the-right-care-in-the-right-place-and-at-the-right-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/sinn-feins-mental-health-plan-commits-to-delivering-access-to-the-right-care-in-the-right-place-and-at-the-right-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Mental Health Plan commits to delivering access to the right care, in the right place and at the right time"},"content":{"rendered":"Sinn F\u00e9in TD for Dublin South West Se\u00e1n Crowe has said that Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Mental Health Action Plan would transform the delivery of mental health services across the state. <br \/><br \/>Teachta Crowe said that the plan sets out Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s absolute commitment to delivering widespread and significant change, prioritising mental health care rooted in local communities, ensuring access to the right care, in the right place and at the right time.<br \/><br \/>Teachta Crowe said:<br \/><br \/>\u201cSinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Mental Health Action Plan would transform how we deliver mental health services right across the state. <br \/><br \/>\u201cIt sets out our absolute commitment to delivering widespread and significant change and a fresh start in mental health care. <br \/><br \/>\u201cSinn F\u00e9in have engaged in comprehensive engagements with mental health stakeholders from right across the HSE, community and voluntary sector, international experts and with people with lived experience to produce this policy, which would deliver:<br \/>\u2022\tLocal services as the first port of call for people with mental health difficulties, with universal counselling, statewide access to Jigsaw, and strong links with GPs<br \/>\u2022\tA new Child and Youth Mental Health Service to replace CAMHS and increase the upper age limit from 18 to 25 for access to these services<br \/>\u2022\tTwenty additional eating disorder inpatient beds and community-based services<br \/>\u2022\tJoint care plans between addiction and mental health services to support people who have a dual diagnosis and re-open Keltoi, the residential dual diagnosis facility closed since 2020<br \/>\u2022\tFully staffed emergency mental health services and regional crisis response teams<br \/><br \/><br \/>\u201cThis is about people getting the right mental health care in the right place and at the right time. Where you live and ability to pay should not be a barrier to accessing mental health services.<br \/><br \/>\u201cSinn F\u00e9in\u2019s plan is based on fairness, access to high quality local services, early intervention, prevention, and suicide reduction. We would ensure that mental health is seen as an all-of-government priority.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe want to develop universal access to community-based therapy, counselling, and support, alongside addressing the crisis in emergency, urgent, and acute services.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe also want to see better care and outcomes for children and young people up to the age of 25, ending the cliff-edge faced by many young adults when they reach the age of 18.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe big difference between Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s plan and the approach of Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael is that we will move away from decades of crisis management and underinvestment to community-based, proactive care. <br \/><br \/>\u201cThis would be backed up by multi-annual funding, long-term planning, and workforce planning.<br \/><br \/>\u201cInvestment in mental health and wellbeing is a no-brainer. The social and economic benefits of a healthy and happy society are numerous. It is crucial that we get this right.\u201d<br \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinn F\u00e9in TD for Dublin South West Se\u00e1n Crowe has said that Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Mental Health Action Plan would transform the delivery of mental health services across the state. 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