Care in the community: Galway cafe offers out-of-hours mental health support
Article of the Irish Times, July 6, 2021
Deirdre Falvey, June 2021
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Summary :
Innovative service is a collaboration between HSE and Galway Forum.
Safe haven cafes are common in countries with more advanced mental health services, and while this isn’t precisely that model, it’s the first HSE café in Ireland, and was partially inspired by the Aldershot Safe Haven café in the UK, seen as a best practice format. While Aldershot grew out of institutions and services, and has onsite medical assessment, the Galway café emerged from those who’ve experienced distress, into the health services, and enveloping community (including via Mr Waffle).