Update Friday 10th December 2010:
I just got an e-mail from the Healthrisk campaign team. Over 8000 people sent messages to the Taoiseach and Government ministers asking for mental health funding to be protected. The recent 2011 budget contains cuts of 1.8% in mental health funding, much less than other areas, so to some extent it has been a success. They are meeting with Health Minister, Mary Harney and Mr Cathal McGee, CEO of the HSE next week to discuss how how this cut will affect services. Please join the campaign - without those 8000 supporters, there would be no meeting and the cut could have been higher. See excerpt from the e-mail below:
"It is your continuing support which will help us hold the Government and HSE to account regarding the protection of mental health spending and the implementation of all the recommendations from A Vision For Change. Please continue to check outwww.amnesty.ie/mentalhealth and www.healthrisk.ie for updates and inform ation on upcoming campaigns and events.
Once again, thank you for your ongoing support.
Yours sincerely,
Colm O Gorman, Executive Director, Amnesty International Ireland
Orla Barry, Director, Irish Mental Health Coalition
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