"I bottled things up": The ‘trickle-down effect’ of parents’ mental illness on children. Excellent @IrishTimes feature by Sheila Wayman on family experiences of a family-focused #mentalhealth program introduced & evaluated for the first time in Ireland https://t.co/F7UYMpO3C8
"Nearly one in four families has at least one parent who has/had a mental health disorder". Many thx to @eilishor for covering the launch of our @HSELive funded PRIMERA research today👇;huge thx to @MaryButlerTD for opening our event & to all attendees
https://t.co/ttxQLqk5GV
Delighted to attend @dcediy national parenting support model launch and to see evidence informed, needs led policy and practice framework for parents @LeckeyYvonne@PEIN_Ire
Just published! Our study provides important insights into the experiences of families with parental mental illness, who took part in the (US-developed) Family Talk programme implemented for the first time in Ireland - https://t.co/ca9Aj564qh
So proud & delighted to see Dr Siobhan O'Connor graduate today & with gorgeous baby Maggie in tow (who thankfully arrived post-PhD completion!). A wonderful double celebration!🎉Many thx to co-supervisors @Grainne__Hickey@MelanieBarwick@CMHCR_maynooth@MUpsychdept@MaynoothUni
Thrilled to have won the @MaynoothUni 2021 Faculty of Social Science Research Achievement Award.Many thanks to those who nominated/supported me. Great to see this recognition for mental health research @MU__SSI@MUpsychdept & huge thx to my @CMHCR_maynooth team and colleagues.
Join us for our online discussion on 'Challenging Mental Health Stigma' on 29th Sept 1 -2 pm with speakers from See Change and Maynooth Uni. Register https://t.co/NxZvMgvXrm
We're really pleased so see BABIES, children and young people in the NHS expectations of integrated care partnerships.
Slowly we are closing the #babyblindspot!
Thanks to those in @NHSEngland who are listening and changing.
PSI welcomes & supports the call from @MaryButlerTD in seeking more funding for mental health services https://t.co/FcCKL78BD4 @DonnellyStephen @MHReform#MyPSI#psychology
Great to see 5 stand-out actions in the new Mental Health Strategy for N.Ireland promoting: 1.#early#intervention & #prevention (infancy->old age); 2. increased #CAMHS funding; 3.a community #mentalhealth focus; 4.greater integration across sectors; 5. more regional cooperation.
My column in this weeks @irishexaminer explores how to manage the parental guilt that can occur when returning to work after maternity leave. I hope it helps some readers.
We unveiled our ‘Get In The Picture’ Campaign Banner @louthcoco Dundalk Library yesterday. This campaign was aimed at new Mums who gave birth during Covid-19 to promote positive mental health and reduce isolation. #louthlibraries
JUST PUBLISHED: We are excited to launch the Child, Youth and Family Database!
The database provides detailed information about standardised measurement tools used in Irish research & evaluation with children, young people & their families.
Read more:
https://t.co/fXM3GoXr3x
Effective prevention and early intervention means mitigating against ACEs for children. Preventing or reducing their exposure to alcohol abuse is a key component of that work, so anything that improves alcohol treatment services, improves the trajectory for so many children