Conall O'Rourke

Clinical Psychologist

[Conall O'Rourke @ConallORourke]

Childhood Matters Child & Family Services are carrying out a national study commissioned by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to explore the views and experiences of foster carers.
👉 Click here to learn more and take part:
https://t.co/ih5y9miu9h

[Órla Ryan @orlaryan]

The first article in Falling Through The Cracks is out today. The series will explore access to services for young people with psychosis and schizophrenia.

The earlier a person's symptoms are treated, the better the outcome - but many people struggle to get access to care.

[Mark Linden @MarkALinden]

Delighted to see these further recommendations of @IPBIS published today in Brain Injury @I_B_I_A @WeAreTandF @DrNickReed @QUBSONM @kri002 @QUBelfast @UofT

https://t.co/U7msF1AGLW

[Conor Murray @cmurrayUUJ]

In our 'Consensus Statement' published with @BMJ_Open a multidisciplinary group of authors from 15 international jurisdictions outline key objectives on designing, delivering and evaluating sport-based interventions aimed at promoting wellbeing in prison https://t.co/vhhbWeNwVp

[Dr Liam Gilligan @LiamJGilligan]

https://t.co/jFiCxbpPeZ

2 x Assistant Psychologist posts - come and join me in helping us to improve the mental health of young people living in West Suffolk!

2024 is going to be a big year for our service - and we need the right people to help us take it to the next level!

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

People in Ireland experience the highest level of difficulty in accessing mental health services among citizens of the 27 EU member states, according to a new EU survey https://t.co/B11avNWpjU

[Conall O'Rourke @ConallORourke]

Viva's passed and on the DClin home stretch for class of 2023 @AppPsychUCC

[Mark Smyth @psychpolis]

1) Time for a new thread on how to solve the problems of funding, recruitment, retention and career progression for #Psychology in Ireland, buckle up this is going to be a long one:

[Mark Smyth @psychpolis]

Thread: No-one will ever try to argue that this is acceptable that vulnerable children (& their parents) have to wait a year for access to mental health supports, let's explore some of the reasons why

https://t.co/SOj3TGAb0h

[Dr Sharon Lambert @sharonlambert0]

"Inspections of services last year found that 41% of services did not develop comprehensive individual care plans with the residents in the approved centre."
Care planning is essential for individual recovery journeys
https://t.co/GHcdMbkMNY

[Mark Linden @MarkALinden]

If you have a social sciences or nursing degree you might be interested in this funded PhD project on social participation and disability @MHLSQUB @QUBSONM https://t.co/B5JYtxKWwH

[Mark Smyth @psychpolis]

1) Existing Psychology panels being dissolved & announcement in the middle of an IT outage of new panel applications that must only be sent in by post (how to applicants print the forms?) there's continued head in the sand mentality & refusal to accept that #PanelnotFit

[Irish Examiner @irishexaminer]

.@VGeiran: Prison is not the place to manage offenders’ mental health

https://t.co/MMuvcJamDz

[CEP @CEP_UK]

After 20 years at the New York Times, as its main mental health reporter, Benedict Carey departs with a powerful shot at our system's failure to improve the lives of the millions of people living with persistent mental distress over that time.
https://t.co/PAXyqlMhcB

[Michael P. Hengartner, PhD @HengartnerMP]

Our meta-analysis of the suicide risk associated with antidepressants in case-control and cohort studies of adults with depression and other common treatment indications is finally published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health:
https://t.co/ocOu7XOzdB

[Mark Linden @MarkALinden]

Exciting, fully funded PhD opportunity with @kthompo @MarkALinden on addressing the risk of suicide in a post conflict society. @GaryMitchellRN @SusanAClarkie @QUBSONM @MHLSQUB @MTempletonQUB @ProfLauraLundy @OlindaSantin @GillianPrue @CKerrPhysio

https://t.co/RqMmLksnQh

[Mark Linden @MarkALinden]

We @MarkALinden @CKerrPhysio have a fully funded PhD opportunity to explore longitudinal changes in social participation and quality of life in disabled young adults. Anyone interested? @kthompo @KMcConnellQUB @SusanAClarkie @GaryMitchellRN @MTempletonQUB https://t.co/kqGa4t6GIt

[Paul O'Donoghue @paulodonoghue93]

Today is the start of Eating Disorder Awareness Week.

Worth remembering how Ireland’s eating disorder treatment plan has been funded since its 2018 launch.

2018: €1.5m allocated. €137k spent

2019: €1.6m allocated. €0 spent.

2020: Funding suspended.

[University of Galway Research & Innovation @Galway_Research]

'Contrary to the stereotypes, our preliminary data depicts young people as committed individuals who are making sacrifices for their families and communities'

COVID-19 research project led by @nuigalway and @tcddublin releases preliminary findings.

➡https://t.co/wJeL5OMZjK