It is estimated that one in four or five of us will experience some mental health problems in our lifetime. Mental health problems can range from a low or sad period to a more serious depression, with a small number of people going on to experience severe mental health problems. Most people with mental health problems can be treated by their GP, and are referred to HSE Mental Health Services when necessary.

The HSE provides a wide range of community and hospital based mental health services in Ireland, and these services have seen dramatic changes and developments over the past twenty years. These changes continue, as we move from the hospital model to providing more care in communities and in clients' own homes.

The options on the left will allow you to read more about Mental Health services - like details of the types and range of services provided, the health professionals who provide them, and other topics like counselling and suicide prevention.

You can also read about the Mental Health Act, the Mental Health Commission, and publications related to Mental Health.

To Locate Mental Health Service where you live - choose from the options below:

Carlow/Kilkenny | Cavan/Monaghan | Clare | Cork North | Cork North Lee | Cork South Lee | Cork West
Donegal | Dublin North | Dublin North Central | Dublin North West | Dublin South City | Dublin South East | Dublin South West | Dublin West | Dun Laoghaire |Galway | Kerry | Kildare and West Wicklow |Laois and Offaly | Limerick | Limerick East and North Tipperary | Longford and Westmeath | Louth | Mayo | Meath | Roscommon | Sligo and Leitrim | Tipperary South | Waterford | Wexford | Wicklow |