The lack of multi-disciplinary teams in many areas of the mental health services has been highlighted by the Inspector of Mental Hospitals in this report. At national level, priority is being given to education awareness and to promoting a better understanding among the public towards mental health, thereby facilitating a greater and more positive acceptance of the transfer of mental health services from institutional to community-based settings. Links with the voluntary sector continue to be strengthened both at national and local level and an additional €1.529 million has been made available in 2002 to strengthen these links and services. There is ongoing co-operation between the boards and several voluntary organisations such as Mental Health Ireland, AWARE, GROW and Schizophrenia Ireland.