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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Suicide in Ireland Survey

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Self Harm Funded in large part by The 3Ts, the Suicide in Ireland Survey is an innovative research study of national importance which 3Ts hopes will help inform future suicide prevention strategies and pr ...

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Stress: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Stress, Anxiety, Depression 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in ro ...

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Sleeping Problems: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Sleep deprivation, depression, Worry, Stress 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Irela ...

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Shyness and Social Anxiety: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Shy, Introvert, Anxiety 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in road t ...

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Self Harm: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Self Hurt, Self Inflicted Harm, Injury 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland tha ...

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Postnatal Depression: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Depression, Childbirth 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in road tr ...

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Panic: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in road traffic accidents. Deaths ...

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Post Traumatic Stress: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Stress, Trauma 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in road traffic ac ...

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Obsessions and Compulsions: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Depression, Obsessive compulsive disorder 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland ...

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Depression and Low Mood: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Depression, Suicide 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in road traff ...

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Depression: A Self help Guide

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Bereavement: A Self help Guide

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Anxiety: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Suicide, Death, Bereaved 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in road ...

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Alcohol and You: A Self help Guide

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Suicide, Death, Accident, Alcohol 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die ...

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Suicide Authority Campaign

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Self Harm, Depression, Anxiety For 10 years, 3Ts has been calling for improved suicide prevention resources in Ireland. 3 times more people die by suicide than die on our roads. 3Ts believe the formation ...

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3Ts

3Ts / Turn the tide of suicide Suicide prevention, Suicide, Death, Accident 3Ts is a registered charity working to help prevent deaths by Suicide through research, intervention and support. 3 times more people die by Suicide in Ireland than die in road ...

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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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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.

RSVP

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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.

To access the website, click here

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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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24 October 2018

Results of Health Ireland 2018 Survey, with a focus on health inequalities, released today.

Healthy Ireland Survey is an annual survey of the health and wellbeing of the Irish population. The data from the Survey provides an up-to-date picture of the nation’s health. The results tell us how healthy or unhealthy Ireland currently is.

Ipsos MRBI, on behalf of the Department of Health, carried out the latest wave, wave 4 of the survey in 2017/18.

The survey provides and reports on current and credible data in order to enhance the monitoring and assessment of the various policy initiatives under the Healthy Ireland Framework

The Survey found that:

• Those in more deprived areas are less likely to rate their health as good or very good, and more likely to have a long-term health problem

• Those in more deprived areas are also more likely to smoke and binge drink

• Self-rated good health declines earlier for men in deprived areas (around the age of 55 to 64) than it does for both men in affluent areas and women in deprived areas

• Women living in more deprived areas are more likely than those in affluent areas to continue smoking and binge drinking into their 50s

To access the report, Click here

To find out more about Healthy Ireland, Click here

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23 October 2018

Guidance on a data quality framework for health and social care

A considerable amount of data is collected on a regular basis about health and social care services in Ireland.

It is vital that there is confidence and trust in the quality of this data and information in order to support the provision of safe and efficient health and social care to patients and service users.

HIQA has recently published The Data Quality Guidance, along with a Background paper and an interactive version of the Data Quality Assessment Tool in relation to a Data Quality Framework for health and social care.

An animation on the importance of data quality has also been developed.

To access the Data Quality Guidance, Click here

To view the animation, Click here

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18 October 2018

Self-harm in Irish Prisons 2017

New data on self-harm in Irish prisons

There were 223 episodes of self-harm involving 138 individuals recorded in Irish prisons last year, according to a new report.

The first report on episodes of self-harm recorded in Irish Prisons found the annual person-based rate of self-harm was 4 per 100 prisoners. The rate of self-harm was higher among female prisoners and those on remand. In 2017, there were four episodes of self-harm (2% of all self-harm episodes) which resulted in the loss of life.

You can read the report here

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26 September 2018

View the presentations from IPH’s Childhood Obesity Symposium

‘Tackling childhood obesity: the economic and ethical imperatives’ was held in Belfast on 24 September 2018.

The aim of the event was to present recent findings about the lifetime costs of childhood obesity in Northern Ireland and the marketing of food to children in a digital world. It provided a platform to discuss the implications for tackling childhood obesity in Northern Ireland.

To view the presentations from the event, click here

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7 September 2018

Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Collective Leadership Strategy was launched in October 2017

The Strategy seeks to create a health and social care leadership community in which all take responsibility for nurturing cultures of high quality, continually improving, compassionate care and support.

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland is seeking your views in developing a core set of values and associated behaviours for Health and Social Care.

The questionnaire can be accessed here and is open until 28 September 2018

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