Mental Health

In 2010, ARK carried out survey research on public attitudes and knowledge of dementia in Northern Ireland, as part of the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) survey. This is a nationally-representative social attitudes survey including adults aged 18 ...

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Health Survey Northern Ireland: First Results 2013/14

10.14655/799178-819100 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPSNI) General health This report presents results from the 2013/14 Health Survey Northern Ireland. It includes information on general health, mental health and wellbeing, ...

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Mesothelioma Prognosis Network

Mesothelioma Prognosis Network Cancer prognosis, Treatment, Lung cancer, Physical effect, Mental effect The Mesothelioma Prognosis Network is an advocacy group that assist patients and families afflicted by mesothelioma providing free resources and advice ...

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Headline Annual Report 2013

10.14655/812546-815115 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Headline Annual Report 2012

10.14655/812546-815114 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Headline Annual Report 2011

10.14655/812546-815113 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Headline Annual Report 2010

10.14655/812546-815112 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Headline Annual Report 2009

10.14655/812546-815111 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Reporting Change Headline Evaluation Report 2009

10.14655/812546-815110 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Headline Annual Report 2008

10.14655/812546-815109 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Headline Annual Report 2007

10.14655/812546-815108 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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Headline

10.14655/812546-815107 Headline National media monitoring, Mental health, Suicide Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the I ...

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National Office for Suicide Prevention annual report 2013

. 10.14655/6841-813947 National Office for Suicide Prevention Suicide prevention, Suicide, Death, Bereaved Suicide prevention is a significant public health issue in Ireland given the increase in suicide mortality and the emerging evidence of the negative ...

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Preventing suicide: a global imperative.

Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world. â?oPreventing suicide: a global imperativeâ? is the first WHO report of its kind. It aims to increase awareness of the public health significance of suicide and suicide attempts, to make s ...

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Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2013

Department of Health Public Mental Health, Priorities, Evidence This report looks at the epidemiology of public mental health, the quality of evidence, possible future innovations in science and technology, and the economic case for good mental health. It ...

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Minding Our Health (PDF 165KB)

A Draft Strategy for Promoting Mental and Emotional Health in NI 10.14655/799178-801602 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Health promotion A Draft Strategy for Promoting Mental and Emotional Health in Northern Ireland Mental Health R ...

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A Fair Chance

Report on a Consultative Exercise Facilitated by LEAD- NI Coalition on Learning Disability 10.14655/799178-801234 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Learning disabilities Report on a Consultative Exercise Facilitated by LEAD- NI Coali ...

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Counselling in Northern Ireland: Report of the Counselling Review

Counselling in Northern Ireland: Report of the Counselling Review 10.14655/799178-801216 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Professional Advice Counselling in Northern Ireland: Report of the Counselling Review Mental Health Research a ...

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Promoting Mental Health Strategy and Action Plan 2003- 2008 (PDF 156KB)

10.14655/799178-801143 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Mental wellbeing Mental Health Strategy Mental Health Research and Evaluation Report /sites/default/files/documents/10.14655-799178-801143.pdf © Department of Health, Social Se ...

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Clinical Supervision for Mental Health Nurses in NI (PDF 135 KB)

Best Practice Guidelines 10.14655/799178-801093 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Mental Health Guidance Other Guidance /sites/default/files/documents/10.14655-799178-801093.pdf © Department of Health ...

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10 July 2019

National Framework on the Transition to an Open Research Environment

There is a fundamental shift across Europe towards making research more transparent, collaborative, accessible and efficient. Ireland already has a strong research reputation with a proven track record of collaborating and competing successfully in Europe and beyond. We recognise the importance of collaborating at a national level also to better support research and researchers in the key areas of open access publications, FAIR research data, infrastructure, skills and competencies, and incentives and rewards.

Open research requires system-thinking and a change in research culture and behaviour. The National Open Research Forum (NORF) is leading a critical and informed approach to framing open research in Ireland. It is a great example of how collaborative working at a national level can help to reach agreement on difficult choices which support our common purpose of delivering excellence, talent and impact across the Irish research system

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16 July 2019

Commercial foods for infants and young children in the WHO European Region (2019)

A study of the availability, composition and marketing of baby foods in four European countries

In order to help Member States understand what commercial foods for infants and young children are currently on the market, and to support implementation of the Guidance on ending inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children at the European level, the WHO Regional Office for Europe developed a methodology for identifying commercial baby foods available in retail settings and collecting data on their nutritional content, as well as various aspects of their packaging, labelling and promotion. This publication describes the findings from a study conducted in four countries of the WHO European region based on this methodology.

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2 July 2019

New research reveals households on low incomes need to spend up to 1/3 of take home income to afford a healthy food basket

Research highlights challenges facing low-income households in balancing the expense of a basic, acceptable and nutritious food basket while meeting other weekly household expenses.

New research by safefood has revealed some families on low income need to spend up to one third (33%) of their take home income to afford a basic food basket that is acceptable and meets nutritional needs. In general, households on a low-income tend to eat less well, have poorer health outcomes with higher levels of excess weight and its complications.

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9 May 2019

Guide Dog Day

10 May 2019

Tomorrow is Irish Guide Dog Day! An awareness raising and fundraising day for Irish Guide Dog's clients - vision impaired people and the families of children with autism

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8 April 2019

Healthy Workplace Framework consultation report launched

A CONSULTATION report on developing a Healthy Workplace Framework has been published by the Department of Health (ROI).

The report was prepared for the Department of Health by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH).

IPH facilitated the online consultation and hosted events in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Sligo which invited stakeholders to share their views and experience on creating a healthy workplace.

The consultation report will now be considered by the Department to inform the development of the Healthy Workplace Framework, which is expected to be published later in 2019.

The aim of the Framework is to recognise and enhance existing initiatives, to facilitate the sharing of experience and learning, and also provide the necessary supports and tools for organisations or companies who haven’t yet developed their own resources.

The Framework sits under Healthy Ireland and is intended to provide a supportive, flexible, evidence-based structure that can be applied across all workplaces in Ireland regardless of their sector or size.

IPH is continuing to support the Department with this important Framework in the areas of policy design, implementation and monitoring

You can read the consultation report here

and three further research papers here

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18 January 2019

A report prepared for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH)

The report was commissioned to support the Department of Health in Northern Ireland’s drug and alcohol strategy review.

IPH’s Director of Policy Helen McAvoy said: “Drug and alcohol-related harms continue to escalate across the island of Ireland and the UK. These harms threaten the wellbeing of individuals as well as their families and communities, particularly those living in social disadvantage."

Findings from the review were presented at the European Alcohol Policy Conference held in Edinburgh in 2018

The Report can be accessed here

Further information about the IPH alcohol policy work can be accessed here

Access the Department of Health's alcohol and drug strategy and reports here

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10 January 2019

Plan S Briefing Session

The National Open Research Forum (NORF) in conjunction with the Royal Irish Academy, will host a meeting on Tuesday 22 January 2018 about Plan S - an EU wide initiative to make open access publishing a reality.

The session will raise awareness of Science Europe’s “Plan S” and its implications for Irish researchers seeking European Union funding post 1 January 2020. It will brief the research community on the work of the National Open Research Forum and IReL in positioning Ireland to engage with open research and the open access agenda. It will also invite researchers’ views to inform the development of Ireland’s national response to the Plan S consultation, and to inform next steps nationally.

Speakers:

Dr. Gemma Irvine, Head of Policy and Strategic Planning, HEA, will chair this event and give an overview of the issues at hand.
Cathal McCauley, Maynooth University, will discuss IReL and the need for change in scholarly publishing.
Dr. Patricia Clarke, HRB, will give the national policy context for the introduction of Plan S and the options being considered.
Marion Boland, SFI, will outline the benefits of engaging with Plan S.
Prof. Luke Drury, MRIA, will discuss the ALLEA (All European Academies) response to Plan S and perspectives of the European research community.

Spaces are limited so please email policy@ria.ie now to reserve your place at this session.

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12 December 2018

UCC

Date for your diary

Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting & European Congress of Epidemiology 2019

Cork 2019

IPH are delighted to be involved in the organisation of this important conference which will takes place in the School of Public Health, UCC from 04 - 06 September 2019.

Further details, call for abstracts, programme and registration will be available in the near future

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7 December 2018

mychild.ie

A new website for parents, containing information and advice on pregnancy and the first 3 years of your child’s life. The site was created after research with parents and parents-to-be across Ireland.

Your guide to pregnancy, baby and toddler health
Trusted information from experts
Health services and support

Designed for parents, by parents

Over 4,000 parents took part in an online public survey - 20% of them were expecting a baby. Face-to-face research was also carried out. These parents included those at different stages of pregnancy and parenthood.

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20 November 2018

New Joint Oireachtas report urges a "whole systems approach" to tackling childhood obesity

A NEW report on tackling childhood obesity has been published by the Joint Oireachtas Children and Youth Affairs Committee.

The report contains over twenty recommendations that relate to a whole systems approach (Recommendation 1) that will help schools, communities and families make healthier choices for young people. These cover:

Addressing socio-economic inequalities
Promoting sports and physical activity
Specific school–based initiatives
Amendments to regulations in respect to advertising and marketing in broadcast and non-broadcast media
Increased support for breastfeeding in Ireland
Research and measures to protect children and young people against potential links between obesity, mental health and portrayal af body image in social and traditional media

To access the report, click here

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