Time: 09:00 –17:00
Venue: RCSI, Mercer Building, Dublin *Please access via Noel Purcell Walk*
About this Event
The Open Door will bring together key stakeholders across emergency, mental health, and community care to explore how Ireland responds to people in mental health crisis.
This event will be engaging and interactive, comprising of presentations, breakout groups and a panel discussion.
Together, we will:
- Review patterns and drivers of emergency department (ED) attendances for mental health reasons.
- Examine the interface between emergency, acute hospital, and community services
- Create a shared vision for what urgent and emergency mental health care should look like.
- Identify priorities for collaboration, reform, investment, and research.
Schedule for the day:
9:00 – 9:30 | Arrival, Registration & Coffee
11:15 – 11:30 | Break
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch
16:00 – 16:15 | Break
16:45 – 17:00 | Closing Reflection
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mercer Building, 4-2 Digges Lane, Dublin, Ireland
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