Minister announces €3 million investment in mental health research across Ireland

Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler TD has today announced a €3 million investment in mental health research to advance understanding in areas such as youth mental health, ADHD in adults, women’s mental health, and loneliness in older people.

A grant of €1 million will establish a new all-island ‘Collaborative Research Network’ in mental health which will be led by Maynooth University, in partnership with the University of Galway, and the National Suicide Research Foundation at University College Cork. The new research network will embed lived experience in mental health research through co-production of studies between academics and public involvement, whilst also building capacity and career opportunities for researchers in the area of mental health. The network will also coordinate mental health research by identifying research gaps and fostering partnerships between academic institutions in Ireland and internationally.