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Cookstown - Mental Health

Mental health services need restructuring
Additional funding should be provided for mental health services
The Suicide Prevention Strategy needs delivered in full
All workplaces should have Mental Health First Aiders
There should be greater education of mental health issues in schools, further education environments & workplaces
There should be fully funded treatment and research of psilocybin assisted therapy for mental disorders such as treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder
There should be full funding for mental health wellbeing centres as an alternative to psychiatric wards
Comments
  • The health service is not equipped to deal with the Mental Health Epidemic we are facing in Northern Ireland. This is an area close to my heart and I believe we need to empower people to take control of their mental health. We can do that through education, increased awareness of conditions, destigmatising mental illness and helping people to live lives that prioritise their well-being and health. Our mental health services are not able to help people effectively, we need to educate people and we need to start young.