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AI time for people to engage even augment. RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care ScandalThe RTÉ Prime Time episodes you referenced aired as a two-part investigative documentary series titled RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care Scandal on Monday, February 9, 2026, and Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 9:35 PM on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

See new posts Prime Time RTE programme Monday and Tuesday last week Mental Health Prisons and community services Thought for 48s RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care Scandal. The RTÉ Prime Time episodes you referenced aired as a two-part investigative documentary … Continue reading

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Mental illness and tragedies … that is what was reported in the Sunday papers. Time to look at Grok AI synopsis of the Vision for Change … all these years ie 20 and promises! If mental illness impacts your family please explore because in the U.S. President Trump has issued an executive order to open psychiatric hospitals … to get people off the streets. We know only too well his opinions about the mentally ill and constraint. Change lies ahead on the global stage and that includes Ireland. Be informed.

Vision for Change. a synopsis. What has been achieved in 2026? Thought for 1m 16s Synopsis of “A Vision for Change” “A Vision for Change: Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy” is a landmark Irish government policy … Continue reading

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PJ Psych: Assisted suicide is being fast-tracked: what about those of us living with despair?

The British Journal of Psychiatry Article contents Assisted suicide is being fast-tracked: what about those of us living with despair? Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2026 James Downs[Opens in a new window] Show author details Save PDFShareCite Rights … Continue reading

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The Journal Investigates: Suicide Prevention. Those who have made contact with HSE services yet go on to commit suicide. Tonight second part about mental illness, prisons et al in Ireland at 9.30 pm on RTE 1

Investigates Suicide Prevention Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services Almost 450 suicides were reported to the HSE between 2022 and 2024 by healthcare staff across a range of patient services, including Emergency Departments. … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Eye drops and age related vision loss

FDA approves first dual-action eye drop for age-related vision loss By Bronwyn Thompson February 03, 2026 Yuvezzi breaks new ground in restoring sight without glasses Depositphotos The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark eye drop that uses a … Continue reading

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Spectrum News: RFK Jr. announces mental health and addiction ini­tiative focused on reducing costs, boosting in­no­vation. Comment: Mental Health and addiction Ireland need to engage with a parallel. People were promised primary health care services and yet are left adrift leading to homelessness, crime and then there is the issue of familicide.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) HEALTH RFK … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Changes regarding identifying Depression

Mental Health First US at-home depression kit on its way after trial shows relief in weeks By Bronwyn Thompson January 04, 2026 This is the first FDA-approved brain-stimulation device for depression Flow Neuroscience View 3 ImagesView gallery – 3 images In … Continue reading

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Fear … TBI no sense of time and space. Being an outsider looking in. 30 years and answers go so far beyond the neurosurgeons and consultants of that time whose answer was merely no head injury is the same … go and adapt. No need to ask questions. But I say keep asking them. This is AI at its best being a synopsis of what gave me the most FEAR.

The feelings of having  no sense of time and space and feeling like you are an outsider looking in on the world are recognized symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), specifically associated with depersonalization and derealization. These are real neurological and psychological symptoms resulting … Continue reading

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AI Interviews Outperform Standard Mental Health Rating Scales. Comment: as a person with mental illness (depression, anxiety, compulsivity) I can see great potential here. Ireland and mental illness is in the wilderness and people who could be treated while still … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Genetic Roots of Depression Reveal Strong Suicide Risk Signals

The genetic differences between the groups were large. Credit: Neuroscience News Genetic Roots of Depression Reveal Strong Suicide Risk Signals FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience ·November 14, 2025 Summary: New research shows that depression beginning before age 25 has a much stronger hereditary component than … Continue reading

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