Warning on danger of drop in mental health services

By Pat Kelly. The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has issued a stark warning that the quality of mental health services are in serious danger of slipping unless already-promised community mental health posts are filled during 2013. In its recently-released 2012 Annual Report, the MHC expressed concern about the delays in filling these posts; in 2012, 414 were to be filled but delays in these appointments — most of which have now been filled — mean that there is now a considerable delay in filling posts for 2013. “We understand that most of the 2012 posts have been filled now, but…