More services are needed to address mental health challenges after a stroke, and to support families, a stroke survivor has said. A new report from Cork Stroke Support (CSS) and University College Cork (UCC) found there were eight individual organisations/volunteers that provide stroke support services in Cork, and 20 in Munster, but identified gaps in service provision, with survivors surveyed noting supports for their mental health are often lacking. It happened during covid, so my wife dropped me at the hospital and didn’t see me again for a month. The hospital dealt a lot with the physical side, but they didn’t deal with the mental. “How do they deal with that, if their parent can’t speak to them or bring them places or play football?

Source: Irish Examiner February 04, 2026 17:40 UTC