Community Therapy Ireland

We are so pleased with the interest in our National Conference 2024 💚 This is our first Conference since 2019 and we look forward to bringing together members, colleagues and friends for this special day. Check out the agenda which has been thoughtfully curated and tailored to the needs, interests and emerging trends in our sector. See Eventbrite for further information, agenda and tickets: https://lnkd.in/edt_pGND #mentalhealth #communitytherapy #conference #counselling #psychotherapy #ireland

The Community Therapy Ireland National Conference is live! We invite clinical and non-clinical practitioners from the community therapy and mental health sector to join us for a day of reflection, discussion, learning and connection. We are delighted to announce our special keynote speaker, renowned social and organisational psychologist Louize Carroll BA, MA, C.Psychol. Ps.S.I. Louize will kickstart our day with an insightful and engaging session set to inspire and challenge! Through a series of tailored workshops and speakers, this conference will create a unique space for attendees to learn, build relationships and foster a sense of connectedness across our sector. This conference aims to acknowledge, value and support the vital work of our member services and the wider sector in the delivery of professional, affordable and accessible supports across Ireland. Lunch and light refreshments will be served. Public transport options available and paid parking nearby. This conference offers 5 CPD hours. We hope to see you there! #communitytherapy #mentalhealth #counselling #psychotherapy https://lnkd.in/emu6-qhG

We are recruiting a Clinical Lead! 🎉 We are inviting applications for this exciting new role in Community Therapy Ireland. The Clinical Lead will work closely with the CEO and Board of Directors to support the expansion and development of our unique and valuable role in shaping best practice in community therapy across Ireland. In collaboration with our members and key stakeholders, the Clinical Lead will be responsible for developing and implementing our roadmap for best practice across the Community Therapy Ireland membership, to ensure the best possible quality of engagement and outcomes for service users. The ideal candidate would be: An excellent communicator, strategic thinker, and relationship builder, who is committed to an Ireland where high-quality counselling and psychotherapy services are fully accessible to all. Further information below: https://lnkd.in/eMeWSxnn #counsellor #psychotherapist #mentalhealth #communitytherapy #clinicalgovernance #nonprofit Tusla - Child and Family Agency

Community Therapy Ireland was represented by the Coalition of Túsla Funded Organisations and Mental Health Reform today at the office of the Taoiseach. This group of charity representatives published an open letter to the Taoiseach Simon Harris TD, calling on the Government to implement a sustainable funding model for our sector. Read more on RTÉ News: https://lnkd.in/e7tA6HCj #mentalhealth #charities #sustainablefunding

We welcome the Government's allocation of an additional 16M to the development of new measures in mental health in #Budget2025. We are glad to see the additional 8% / 88M allocation to Tusla's Children & Family support programmes, which includes the provision of affordable and accessible therapy to children and families in community-based services. The additional spend in mental health brings it to just under 6% of the overall health budget. This is still 6 - 8% less than required levels for effective services. This budget is progress but we still have a long road ahead to excellent services in #mentalhealth. #communitytherapy #counselling #psychotherapy Mental Health Reform

With just days before the Budget 2025 announcement, we urge the Government to make meaningful investments in mental health services. We are encouraged to see opposition parties including Social Democrats, Sinn Féin, and The Labour Party calling for investment in mental health and community therapies, and for multi-annual funding for community and voluntary services. Ireland is a wealthy country, with a budget surplus exceeding €8 billion in 2024. Despite this, we consistently underspend on mental health, leading to unnecessary crises. The justification for this underspending is the misleading claim that we overspend on health. While it’s true that health budgets are exceeded, this is primarily because they are unrealistic from the outset, and funds are often allocated to low-value, short-term expenditures, such as agency staffing. This reality is frustrating for crucial services, such as Community Therapy Ireland members, and the broader sector working on the front lines of communities across Ireland. We call on the Government to leave a lasting positive legacy in mental health through Budget 2025. #Budget2025 #Mentalhealth #communitytherapy #health Mental Health Reform Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Green Party of Ireland / Comhaontas Glas

We join the list of member signatories to this letter from Mental Health Reform to Taoiseach, Simon Harris "Persistent underfunding has left Ireland ranked worst in Europe for difficulty in accessing these services. There are long delays for treatment, inconsistent standards of care, and severe staffing shortages. For years, Mental Health Reform, and our members have called for appropriate funding for mental health services in Ireland. Despite repeated calls for investment, only 5.6% of the total health budget is allocated to mental health. This is significantly below the 10% recommended in Sláintecare." #mentalhealth #budget2025 #communitytherapy HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention Health Service Executive Bernard Gloster https://lnkd.in/ei8fU4PG

Cairde and HSE Mental Health Engagement & Recovery are inviting applicants for their Refugee & Migrant Mental Health Engagement Training Forum. Details are in the poster below 👇 #refugee #migrantmentalhealth #ireland #training #recovery #mentalhealthadvocacy

The high numbers of children and adults on waiting lists for long periods across Ireland demonstrate that the State alone is unfit to meet the growing demand for therapy we are seeing since the pandemic. Our proposals for #Budget2025 offer a solution to the State's growing challenges in the delivery of accessible and affordable therapy. With proper investment and funding security, community therapy can scale up and focus on what we do best – delivering therapy to those who need it, when they need it, regardless of their ability to pay. #Budget2025 #investincommunity #investintherapy #investinmentalhealth #slaintecare #sharingthevision The Wheel Mental Health Reform Bernard Gloster Tusla - Child and Family Agency Health Service Executive

On behalf of the members of Community Therapy Ireland, we are proud to share our Pre-Budget Submission paper 2025. Together, we developed this clear, considered and modest proposal with the goal of demonstrating how, if sustainably and adequately funded, Community Therapy can support the State in its mission to deliver accessible, affordable and professional therapy to those who need it, when they need it.   We have taken time to consider how our services can play a more pivotal role in addressing the State's challenges in meeting demand for services, particularly since the pandemic.   No one is more aware of the issues Ireland faces in mental health than our members. Our members operate within their communities, responding to needs, some for over 40 years.    Our members are ready to do more, and our Pre-Budget submission provides a clear pathway for how we can do this.   We look forward to engaging with key decision-makers about our solution-focussed and progressive proposal in the coming weeks 🙏 #HSE #Tusla #Budget2025 Health Service Executive Tusla - Child and Family Agency Mary Butler TD Roderic O'Gorman Paschal Donohoe Simon Harris #communitytherapy #counselling #psychotherapy #mentalhealth #health