Mad in America

MARCH 25, 2025

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in Ireland. M ental health services in Ireland, like many parts of the world, are often criticised for being overly medicalised, underfunded, and detached from the communities they aim to serve. The Irish Context: Where Do We Stand?

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Critical Psychiatry

JUNE 7, 2025

I’ve mentioned the problems with mental health services in Greater Manchester before (eg. Mental health workers in Manchester have recently called off their strike having obtained more funding for services (see Big Issue article ). The fundamental problem is the management of demand for mental health services.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The model of Intentional Peer Support (IPS) is at the forefront of some of these changes, raising consciousness and challenging policies that have harmed or failed to serve those seeking services. It can make the mental health system less of a perceived threat, and more of an entrusted, safe resource and tool.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in Ireland. The reason we say “gobsmacking” is because it’s not something that Irish psychiatrists have said publicly before, although a representative for the College did say in a 2015 media article that people didn’t really believe it anyway.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights declared the work “groundbreaking”: In 2017, the Special Rapporteur issued a ground-breaking report addressing the “global burden of obstacles” in mental health settings and in the field of psychiatry. the biased use of evidence in mental health. (

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Mad in America

AUGUST 17, 2024

We coined the phrase “Just Stop It” as a call to action for local and global community leaders and mental health policy lawmakers to reform mental health privacy rules that hinder families of young adults struggling with their mental health.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

MARCH 14, 2025

Bipolar Awareness Month (March) aims to: Promote open discussions about mental health Advocate for better mental health policies Highlight real-life stories of resilience and recovery By continuing the conversation throughout Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month, we ensure that awareness efforts lead to lasting societal change.

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