About Mental Health Ireland -Sligo/Leitrim
Mental Health Ireland is a national voluntary organisation which aims
to promote positive mental health and to actively supports persons with a mental illness, their families and carers by identifying their needs and advocating their rights.
Mental Health Ireland Supports Mental Health Associations in their work in the Sligo Leitrim area.
What's Involved
Do you have personal experience of the local Mental Health services either as a service user or a family member? Are you willing to share your opinions of what works well and what could be improved in the service with others?
In 2018, a group of people with lived experience of using mental health services and people working in the mental health service started a Recovery Committee to bring people who provide services, those who use them and their families and community supports together. We meet bi-monthly to discuss recovery issues and report to the Area Mental Health Management Team.
Some of our areas of interest that we wish to focus on this year are –
•Understanding the experience of using services and changes we can make to how the service communicates with service users and family members.
• Hosting community events to reduce stigma around mental health showing how services are accessed, what to expect from a mental health service and what community groups provide.
• Establishing a wellness hub in Sligo.
• Recovery education programmes.
We currently require members with lived experience as service user and family members to join our group. As a member you will be asked to attend bi-monthly meetings and also join a subcommittee.
Please click 'Apply Now' below if you wish to join and I can meet with you to discuss further. Spaces are limited.
What's required for this position
Lived experience as a service user or family member.
Time to attend meetings.
Ability to advise us of what is best for service users and family members in relation to recovery.
- Community Development/ Social work
Level of English required for this role:
Basic English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Minimum time commitment: 1 year
Hours required: 3hrs Monthly
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Clarion rd Sligo
Also available in these counties
Leitrim
Screening details for this role:
- Informal Interviews
- Identification Check (photo ID etc…)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Reimbursement of expenses
Volunteers with the following challenges will be supported in this role
- Mental Health Difficulties
Age restrictions:
Over 18
Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
No
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
Experience working with a committee of professionals and those with lived experience.Opportunities to gain skills and experience, influencing change in the Mental Health Service.
