NACD
Hawkins House
Hawkins St.
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 6354283
Email: nacd@nacd.ie
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Seminar on Mental Health and Addiction
Services and the Management of Dual Diagnosis in Ireland
Monday 1st November 2004
Launch of Report on Mental
Health and Addiction Services and the Management of Dual Diagnosis in
Ireland. Seminar held in Tullamore Court Hotel
to disseminate findings. Workshop discussions were facilitated and
feedback
provided at closing plenary. The NACD intend to make the feedback
from these workshops available on the website before Christmas. Mr Noel
Ahern TD, Minister of State for the Department of Community, Rural
and Gaeltacht
Affairs with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy opened
the proceedings. Liam MacGabhann (DCU School of Nursing), principal
researcher
on the study, presented the findings. Dr Eamon Keenan, Consultant
Psychiatrist
with South Western Area Health in ERHA and Chair of the NACD Treatment
/ Rehabilitation Sub Committee provided a keynote address on behalf
of the NACD. Mr Tim O’Malley, Minister for State at the Department
of Health and Children with responsibility for Mental Health provided
the closing address. Workshops were held to discuss the findings
and feedback will be collated, a report written and presented to
Minister Ahern. The feedback report will also be posted on the website.
Presentation Slides.
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