Archive for month: May, 2023

To coincide with World No Tobacco Day 2023 – 31^st May, the HSE Meath Health Promotion and Improvement (HP&I) team are delighted to announce the start of a new stop smoking service in County Meath.  Improving the health and wellbeing of Ireland’s population continues to be a national priority and a key element of Sláintecare reform.  The HSE Health Promotion and Improvement team are delivering stop smoking services in a continued effort to support a Tobacco Free Ireland.  More information can be found here about the Tobacco Free Ireland Programme.

 HSE Stop Smoking Programme

We aim to reduce the long term health impact caused by smoking through a client focused, structured standard treatment programme which includes one to one support – face to face, online or over the phone.  The HSE Stop Smoking Programme provides intensive behavioural support delivered over a minimum of 9 sessions.  Clients may be eligible up to 12 weeks FREE Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT, medical card holders can access FREE NRT via their GP.)

• Session 1: Pre-quit Assessment
• Session 2: Quit Date
• Session 3: 1 week post Quit Date
• Session 4: 2 weeks post Quit Date
• Session 5: 3 weeks post Quit Date
• Session 6: 4 weeks post Quit Date
• Additional follow up at 12, 26 and 52 weeks post Quit Date

How to Refer?

Our stop smoking clinics are open to everyone and referrals can be made in a number of ways:

• GP/Practice Nurse/Health Professionals – via Healthlinks, phone or by emailing the attached referral form to either [email protected] or [email protected]
• Self-referral by calling Claire 087 452 8454 or Kate 087 451 2808
• HSE Quit Line

Location of clinics  

Face to Face clinics are currently being held weekly in Kells and Navan.

 Supporting people to stop smoking

We hope by Making Every Contact Count (MECC) you and your team can encourage people to make healthier choices and inform them about or refer them to our service.

Meath QUIT Flyer

The next SOS Supporters Programme will start next week online over Zoom.  It is an 8-hour programme held over 3 sessions. We are currently recruiting participants for the programme. The dates are as follows –

• Thursday 1^st June 6pm to 9pm
• Thursday 8^th June 6pm to 9pm
• Thursday 15^th June 6pm to 8pm

The Supporter’s Programme is for anyone who is supporting a loved one (spouse, relative, friend etc) who is struggling with their mental health.  The programme teaches supporters practical skills they can use to support their loved ones, it gives information on what supports are available and how they can be accessed and teaches practical ways of looking after your own mental health while supporting someone else.

Participants have said that alongside the practical skills learned, the programme has increased their confidence in their existing support skills, helped them to focus more on self-care, and provided an opportunity for them to connect with others who are in a supporter role, so they feel less alone.

If you know of anyone who may benefit from attending they can find out more and apply for a place on the programme here https://tinyurl.com/SuppApply or by contacting Catherine at [email protected] or phoning 01 2722158.

Please find below details for online information session on AIM supports for parents.

It is running on the 31^st May from 6.30 – 7.30 and here is the link to more information and to book a place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/aim-information-session-for-parents-tickets-631479641607

The next SOS Supporters Programme will start next week online over Zoom.  It is an 8-hour programme held over 3 sessions. We are currently recruiting participants for the programme. The dates are as follows –

• Wednesday 24^th May 2pm to 5pm
• Wednesday 31^st May 2pm to 5pm
• Wednesday 7^th June 2pm to 4pm

 

The Supporter’s Programme is for anyone who is working/volunteering in an organisation and is supporting someone who is struggling with their mental health.  The programme teaches supporters practical skills they can use to support others, it gives information on what supports are available and how they can be accessed and teaches practical ways of looking after your own mental health while supporting someone else.

Participants have said that alongside the practical skills learned the programme has increased their confidence in their existing support skills, helped them to focus more on self-care, and provided an opportunity for them to connect with others who are in a supporter role, so they feel less alone.

If you know of anyone who may benefit from attending they can find out more and apply for a place on the programme here https://tinyurl.com/SuppApply or by contacting Catherine at [email protected] or phoning 01 2722158.

Friday 12 May 2023

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today announced the allocation of €700,000 in Dormant Accounts funding to 37 community and voluntary organisations. This additional funding increases counselling, psychotherapy and therapeutic services to children and young people experiencing social and economic disadvantage in communities around Ireland.  It will help to address unmet need and reduce waiting lists for community-based counselling services.

The aim of the fund is to increase counselling and psychotherapy and other therapy types (play, drama, art and creative therapy, bereavement support) to children and young people who are socially/economically disadvantaged and who without support cannot access these services.

Minister O’Gorman said:

“I am delighted to provide €700,000 in Dormant Accounts funding to Tusla to build on their existing work in supporting children, young people and their families, particularly in aftermath of the Covid pandemic where community-based services are reporting a large increase in families seeking support for children and young people.

 This measure will help to address improved accessibility and availability of counselling, psychotherapy, therapy services to disadvantaged children and young people around the country. 

 Prevention and Early Intervention measures such as counselling, psychotherapy and therapeutic supports can improve the quality of children’s home lives and family relationships, increase educational attainment and support good mental health”.

A list of the organisations and details of the funding allocations can be found in the link below:

Successful Applicants DCEDIY Dormant Accounts Funding