When Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral and noted author, founded St Patrick’s over 270 years ago, he did so because he recognised that people with mental illness needed a specialist service to provide care, treatment and a voice. Today, St Patrick's Mental Health Services (SPMHS) is Ireland’s largest, independent, not-for-profit mental health provider and aspires to be the recognised leader in: the provision of quality mental health care the promotion of mental health awareness the protection of the rights and integrity of those suffering from mental illness. Now known as St Patrick’s University Hospital through its association with Trinity College Dublin, the hospital is driven by the same vision, energy and determination first demonstrated by Dean Swift in 1745. SPMHS is a registered charity (Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20000370). SPMHS has community guidelines in place for our social media spaces: https://www.stpatricks.ie/about-us/policies-and-publications/community-guidelines
