Mental health

HSE pays out €196,000 in cases taken over Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs)

Much hype surrounds drugs called GLP-1 agonists but they are intended for diabetes patients and people who are obese, not those who just want to lose a few pounds

I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

Not everyone likes the festive season, but there are ways to light up what can be the darkest time of year

Generational health: Support services ‘are well hidden and the services are already under pressure’

I grew up as a ‘glass child’, and ‘parentification’ was one result of this, along with people-pleasing, perfectionism and always putting myself last

Being married, widowed, or divorced is associated with a ‘significantly’ lower length of stay

Ask Roe: ‘Living in a rural area, without my own space, I feel stuck in a rut in terms of meeting people’

Academic and author Netta Weinstein says that since the average adult spends up to a third of their time alone, it’s important to understand how solitude differs from loneliness

Orlagh Lally spoke to Malachy Clerkin about mental health struggles and the death of her friend

Tell Me About It: It is not easy to make genuine connections, but all of this starts with spending time with people you either admire or share an interest with

Sessions developed by engineer, scientist, writer and performer Dr Niamh Shaw inspire parents to start new conversations around the kitchen table

Dermot Whelan made the choice to walk away from radio in order to focus on wellness, his own and other people’s. He doesn’t regret it, he tells Róisín Ingle

Generational health: Teachers are at the front end of supporting children in their education, wellbeing and safety. They’re witnessing a rise in anxiety and mental health concerns

In an age of constant communication, the decision to go ‘no contact’ with a family member is more noticeable, but there is still sometimes too much societal judgement of those who take such a serious decision

Generational health: Community and youth organisations taking up the cause and being proactive

Up-and-coming comedian Rachel Galvo talks mental health, finding her feet and being a Shite Feminist

Limited funding, staffing pressures and increasing demand make provision of mental health services to the public a major task

When we fill our evenings with books, movies, soaps and chats, we’re just doing what we’ve always done

A neuropsychologist on how to cope when the world is in turmoil