A new textbook which draws together developments in mental health policy in recent years and identifies the challenges posed by changes in Irish society. Topics covered include international trends, health promotion, children, adolescence, women, ethnic minorities, suicide, the homeless, crime, the workplace and ageing. Chapters include an historical overview followed by a discussion of international data, current policy and likely developments and future challenges Mental Health and Social Policy in Ireland is part of the University College Dublin Press series of social policy texts, which include Contemporary Irish Social Policy (1999), Irish Social Policy in Context (1999), Disability and Social Policy in Ireland (2003) and Theorising Irish Social Policy (2004).

About the Author
Suzanne Quin and Bairbre Redmond lecture in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at University College Dublin, and they are the editors of Disability and Social Policy in Ireland (UCD Press, 2003).

Reviews
"I have no doubt that there will be a demand for a further volume as the current set will be a valuable reference for students of social policy." Sheelagh Broderick, Trinity College Dublin Economic and Social Review 2000



Book Information
ISBN 9781904558323
Author Suzanne Quin
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint University College Dublin Press
Publisher University College Dublin Press