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2025
‘They have been sidelined’ - historic trauma at Ireland's mental institutions
The Journal Investigates hears allegations of historic neglect, forced labour and isolation in Ireland’s shuttered state-run asylums from the 1950s to the early 2000s.
Former patients want those involved to be ‘held accountable’
HSE South West expresses ‘sincere regret’ over ‘negative patient experience’ while expert calls for robust historical enquiry
Mental Health Reform: ‘People know what they've experienced.’
New Mental Health Bill ‘not meeting bar’ with safeguarding patients