https://www.mhcirl.ie/File/MHC_Strategy_2019-2022.pdf
Note: Calling all artists – Submissions for First Fortnight 2020 Details here: https://www.firstfortnight.ie/posts/first-fortnight-festival-2020-open-callout Review and final outcome by August 2019
“there are a handful of key areas — including depression, chronic pain, and anxiety — in which well-designed, well-run studies have shown benefits for patients engaging in a mindfulness meditation program, with effects similar to other existing treatments.” Click on this link to read more….. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/harvard-research
A eight-week programme of singing and drumming workshops for people with mental health difficulties led to a significant improvement in wellbeing among participants Choral Singing and Mental Health
mypsychotherapy online psychotherapy service Not every person is able to attend weekly counseling sessions in an office environment, for reasons ranging from work to difficulty traveling. Those people who live in rural areas or do not have adequate transportation may have no way to get to a therapist’s office. Psychotherapy provided through the alternative medium […]
From mid-May 2021 there will be availability for blended (face to face/online) EMDR therapy in south County Wicklow. EMDR is a suitable treatment option for both complex trauma and single event trauma/PTSD. Sessions initially will be face to face and if appropriate the work will move to a blended format of online work with intermittent […]
The Irish Times, 23rd January 2021 Patrick Freyne – There’s a ‘tsunami of mental health need’ coming when Covid-19 recedes. Ireland’s mental health system is not prepared for a crisis – because it was in one before we ever heard of coronavirus. Link to the article here… Irish Times 23rd January 2021, Ireland’s Mental Health […]
Many organisations avail of externally facilitated reflective practice spaces to support staff teams. Such spaces allow for team members to better understand their role in the organisation and in particular allow for deeper reflection into the times when organisational dynamics can intrude, interfere and block understanding of team members’ roles and indeed work practices. If […]
The Commmonweath Fund has reported that Virtual services are safe, effective, and comparable in outcomes to in-person services. However, prior to COVID-19, telemental health was used primarily to provide services in areas that otherwise do not have access — for instance, in rural regions. It is now used throughout the country. Telehealth during COVID19
