The Global Health Promotion journal will host the second in a two-part webinar exploring Health Promotion Perspectives on the Covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday, July 21 next at 5.30pm. The event has been coordinated to facilitate an introduction to the free access collection of original and inspiring...
Anam Cara - the all-island support organisation for bereaved families - provides free online and face-to-face bereavement support for parents and families after the death of a child. Mindful that people are enduring particularly difficult times with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the organisation is forgoing a...
My Mind - a blended model of mental health care - will host a fascinating free public webinar about personality on Thursday, July 8 next at 11am. Each one of us has our own unique personality — the habitual way we are in the world. Our personality...
The HSE has collated a series of health and wellbeing programmes and resources for the month of July. The initiative has been coordinated by Health Promotion and Improvement, Community Healthcare West, The schedule includes the following mental health focused programmes which will be run online and are...
Only 7% of teenage girls get their recommended daily amount of activity but in Galway a new panel is being established with the aim of changing that statistic. Galway Sports Partnership (GSP) is launching the first part of its female strategy. This brand new initiative -the first...
The Covid-19 pandemic has starkly revealed the impact of key social determinants of health on the lives of the Traveller community. On Wednesday, July 7 next this will be explored in more depth in a fascinating learning and dialogue workshop that will be hosted online by...
A new programme for family members affected by drug and alcohol misuse will commence on Tuesday evening, July 6 next. The Insight Programme is an evidence-based initiative that aims to provide family members with the facts around addiction and substances, how substances effect the body, the...
The Irish Hospice Foundation's Dublin North and Dublin South bereavement networks will host a free online event called "Living with Grief Amidst a Global Pandemic" this Thursday evening, June 24. This event is for people bereaved through any circumstance – illness or sudden death; a recent...
The Mayo Children and Young People’s Services Committee (CYPSC) is in the process of creating a new three year plan. Established in 2015 the Mayo CYPSC draws its membership from the main statutory, community and voluntary providers of services to children and young people in Co...
If you do nothing else this Men's Health Week (June 14-20) download a copy of the Man Manual for yourself or the man/men in your life. Men's Health Week is an annual campaign geared at raising awareness about preventable health problems for males of all ages;...
A series of workshops geared at promoting diversity and equality in mental health practice will take place online over the next three Mondays. The coordinators of these events include the Galway Traveller Movement, AMACH, Bridge Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education, Galway and the HSE Mental...
Anam Cara - the all-island support organisation for bereaved families - will continue to operate its services throughout the summer months. Anam Cara provides free online and face-to-face bereavement support for parents and families after the death of a child. Mindful that people are enduring particularly difficult...
The My Mind Centre for Wellbeing, in collaboration with Pieta, will host a free webinar this Thursday, June 17 called "Know Suicide, Know the Signs". This webinar has been designed to give some space to the topic of suicide to explore the issues around it and...
Youth Work Ireland Galway has produced a brilliant mental health resource for young people called “Minding Your Mind”. A voluntary organisation committed to delivering quality youth services within local communities, Youth Work Ireland Galway aims to empower young people to identify and realise their potential in...