Mental Health Commission

Welcome to the Mental Health Commission website. We promote, encourage and foster high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services in Ireland.

Areas of work

Mental Health Tribunals

Find out how we vindicate the rights of people who are involuntarily detained.

Discover how our regulatory process works, and which centres we inspect and regulate.

Read the guidance we provide to promote high standards and good practices across services.

Decision Support Service

Learn about the benefits that this new service will bring to our society.

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Inspection reports

Mental health unit urged to take ‘immediate action’ following breach of registration condition

Tallaght APU

Inspection reports

Three mental health units score highly on annual inspections

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Inspection reports

Four inspection reports identify four critical and nine high risk non-compliances in four Cork centres

Our new website will bring standards of mental health care into sharper focus