Crowdfunding to afford private mental health care

Published: June 30, 2022, 6:33 a.m.

b'Privately-run inpatient mental health centres offer a better level of care than HSE-run facilities. \\n\\nThat\\u2019s according to the Mental Health Commission\\u2019s 2021 Annual Report, which found that significant investment is required into HSE-run inpatient services to ensure all people, regardless of their financial means, have access to a similar standard of care. \\n\\n \\nEmma O\\u2019Sullivan has been struggling with an eating disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for a decade and is now crowdfunding to try to afford private inpatient care. Emma spoke to Johnathan this morning on the show.'