10th February 2018 IGAS Registrants Event – Film Showing and Q&A with Film Makers University College Dublin, Student Centre Cinema, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4. Booking at Eventbrite
“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
Connecting For Life – Mid West When we work together, things can be different. Connecting for Life, Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide 2015-2020 sets out a vision where fewer lives are lost through suicide, and where communities and individuals are empowered to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Connecting for Life Mid West 2017-2020 sets […]
Women in Galway will be able to avail of free perinatal support in a group setting from May 3rd 2017. University Hospital Galway has teamed up with AWARE to offer the sessions at Unit 8 Merlin Park Hospital each Wednesday from 7.30p.m, starting May 3rd. Postnatal depression is now referred to as perinatal depression because […]
First Fortnight utilises arts and culture to challenge mental health stigma while supporting some of Ireland’s most vulnerable people through creative therapies. In Ireland, one in four people are predicted to struggle with their mental health at some point in their lives. Check it out…. First Fortnight 2021
When people initially think of EMDR therapy their association is generally to trauma. EMDR is also an effective intervention for anyone who is generally content in their life but has some particular challenge in perhaps the business or work environment. The challenge can be as varied as difficulty speaking at meetings, presenting at conferences or […]
Talking to children and young People about COVID19
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/covid-sustained-surge-of-mental-health-problems-expected-in-coming-years-1.4564097 Mental health services need to be prepared for “a sustained surge in demand over the coming years” in the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
This year’s Skibbereen Arts Festival, running from 28 July to 6 August, will include a number of arts and mental health events. A screening of Alan Gilsenan’s acclaimed new documentary film Meetings with Ivor on 29 July will be followed by ‘Making Sense’, a panel discussion on the power of the arts in enabling positive mental […]
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
