Suicide or Survive: Free Wellness Workshop

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SOS are delighted to be bringing a Wellness Workshop to the Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells, Co Meath, on Tuesday 6th December 2022. A Wellness Workshop is an opportunity for you to take time out and learn a wide range of simple practical and effective tools and tips that you can use in your everyday life to improve your own wellness. These workshops aim to help you understand and take charge of your own mental health. The workshop is for anyone and everyone as we all have mental health!

Workshops are informal and relaxed. They are facilitated by people with both lived life experience of mental health difficulties, and people with experience of working in various mental health arenas. The workshop runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm. A comprehensive Wellness Workbook to support you in maintaining your daily wellness is included and lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day. This workshop is fully funded thanks to our funders the National Office for Suicide Prevention and our amazing donors and fundraisers.

For more information on our wellness workshops please click here: https://suicideorsurvive.ie/programmes/wellness-workshop/

To book your free place please click here: https://tinyurl.com/KELLsWW22  or contact any of the SOS team at 01 2722158 or [email protected] and we would be happy to register you.

LW CYPSC Family Wellness Parenting Webinar Series – Week Four 30th Nov 8pm – Responding to Child and Adolescent Anxiety: What a Parent can do!

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The final webinar in the Longford Westmeath CYPSC  Parenting Webinar Series, will take place next Wednesday evening at 8pm. This series forms part of the LW CYPSC Healthy Ireland ‘Family Wellness Initiative’. This highly engaging series has been well received so far.

Week Four: 30th Nov 8pm – 9pm– Responding to Child and Adolescent Anxiety – What a Parent can do!

This webinar will look at the impact of child and adolescent anxiety on children and parents. It will highlight some of the pitfalls for parents when trying to support their anxious child as well as explore ideas for new strategies to support your child through everyday life challenges. A questions and answers question will take place and information on further resources will also be available.

Webinar by Tara Kelly co-founder of  New Authority Parenting  and M Sc/ Doctoral Researcher

To register for this webinar please CLICK HERE

LW CYPSC Family Wellness Parenting Webinar Series – Week Three 23rd Nov 8pm: Compassionate self-care for parents – What a Parent can do!

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The Longford Westmeath CYPSC Parenting Webinar Series, continues next Wednesday evening. This series forms part of the LW CYPSC Healthy Ireland ‘Family Wellness Initiative’. The first two webinars have been really well received.

Week Three: 23rd November 8pm – 9:15pm Compassionate Self-Care for Parents – What a Parent can do!

In this talk, Dr. Malie Coyne shares the science behind self-compassion in counter-balancing our threat-focused brains. Malie emphasizes the importance of parents caring for themselves, so they can reflect on themselves, and in turn respond to their children from a place of soothing rather than threat. Malie will also dedicate time to answering your questions. Malie’s approach is very down to earth, and it is hoped that parents will be left with a sense of reassurance in being ‘good enough’ and practical tools to help parents and their children build resilience.

Webinar by Dr. Malie Coyne
Clinical Psychologist, University of Galway Adjunct Lecturer, Bestselling Author, and Parent

 

To register for this webinar please CLICK HERE

 

Planet Youth Upcoming Webinars on Importance of Sleep

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The Upcoming Webinars on Importance of Sleep are hosted by Planet Youth. Please see details below:

 

The importance of sleep for our national school children on Tuesday 15th November at 7:00pm

A webinar for parents that explore:

The importance of sleep

The reasons behind typical sleep challenges​​​​​​​

How parents can practically support their children to develop positive sleep practices

Click on the following link to register https://event.webinarjam.com/register/82/pwm05c4w

 

The importance of sleep for our teenagers on Wednesday 16th November at 7:00pm

A webinar for parents that explores:

The importance of sleep

The reasons behind typical sleep challenges

How parents can practically support their teenagers to understand and prioritise their sleep

Click on the following link to register https://event.webinarjam.com/register/80/w7rn1t7g

 

For more information on the webinars click on the link below:

Sleep Webinars Nov 22

LW CYPSC Family Wellness Parenting Webinar Series – Week Two 16th Nov 8pm: Supporting your child’s mental health and well-being – What a Parent can do!

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The Longford Westmeath CYPSC  Parenting Webinar Series, forms part of the LW CYPSC Healthy Ireland ‘Family Wellness Initiative’.

Week Two: 16th November 8pm – 9:30pm Supporting your child’s mental health and well-being – What a Parent can do!

In this interactive workshop, Professor John Sharry will describe practical steps parents can take to boost their children’s well-being and self-esteem while maintaining warm connected family relationships. Webinar by Professor John Sharry, social worker and family psychotherapist with over 30 years’ experience as a child and adolescent mental health professional. John is founder and clinical director of the Parents Plus Charity, adjunct Professor at the School of Psychology in UCD and an Irish Times Parenting Columnist. He is the author of over 25 positive psychology, parenting books and mental health programmes, including Positive Parenting, Parenting Teenagers and Parenting when Separated. He is also the lead author of the evidence-based Parents Plus Programmes which are successfully run through mental health, disability and primary care services throughout Ireland and the UK. See solutiontalk.ie and parentsplus.ie for more information

 

Webinar by Professor John Sharry,

Social Worker, Child and Family Psychotherapist, Author, Co-developer of Parents Plus programmes,

Professor at the School of Psychology in UCD and weekly contributor to the Irish Times.

 

To register for this webinar please CLICK HERE

 

Webinar Info – LW CYPSC Family Wellness Webinar Series Nov 2022

Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week: November 14th-18th.

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Every November, the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) organise a series of events across Ireland to highlight bereaved children’s needs and provide a voice for them to be heard.

Acknowledge the TEARS… that’s the message the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network wants to get across this month through a series of events aimed at highlighting the needs of bereaved children and giving them a voice that will be heard. According to the ICBN, children are the ‘hidden mourners’ in society and they feel that loss over their lifetime and grapple with how to deal with it. Every child has different needs, perspectives and understandings of what death means, and it’s up to adults to help support children through the painful process of expressing their grief.

The TEARS (Talk, Explain, Acknowledge, Reassure, Support) in this instance are the tools that can be used to help that process.

Talk – Tell them the truth, have open, honest conversations using clear language

Explain – Explain things in a way that they understand, no matter how young they are.

Acknowledge – Acknowledge their feelings. Encourage them to ask questions. Help them to understand and cope with their emotions.

Reassure – Reassure them and be prepared to repeat things until they can get their head around it.

Support – Support yourself – you can’t mind them if you don’t mind yourself

 

ICBN have provided a selection of resources and graphics for use in workplaces and communities to raise awareness about as part of Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week, which runs from November 14-18.

 

As part of the week, they’re holding several online webinars targeted at the public and professionals working with children to enhance their understanding of the needs of bereaved children and young people. More information can be found at:

https://www.childhoodbereavement.ie/bereaved-childrens-awareness-week/bereaved-childrens-awareness-week-2022/

FREE Safe Pass and Manual Handling training suitable for individuals aged 18+ in Ashbourne on November 15th and 17th

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Meath Partnership’s Youth Employment Initiative is holding FREE Safe Pass and Manual Handling training in Ashbourne on November 15th and 17th. All details are on attached posters. It is suitable for individuals aged 18+.

 

 

LW CYPSC Family Wellness Parenting Webinar Series – Week One 9th Nov 8pm: Responding to School Avoidance – What a Parent can do!

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Longford Westmeath CYPSC are delighted to announce the commencement of their Parenting Webinar Series, as part of the LW CYPSC Healthy Ireland ‘Family Wellness Initiative’.

 

Week One: 9th November 8pm – 9pm Responding to School Avoidance – What a Parent can do!

School avoidance is a very difficult matter for parents and children. It can cause stress and conflict in the family home. It can be hard for parents to know how to respond. This short webinar will look at some of the reasons why children and adolescents avoid school. Strategies for supporting your child, managing conflict about school, and accessing support will be presented. There will be an opportunity for parents to bring questions to the session.

Webinar by Tara Kelly co-founder of New Authority Parenting and MSc/ Doctoral Researcher

To register for this webinar please CLICK HERE

Minister O’Gorman announces 67 projects to be funded under the International Protection Integration Fund 2022

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Tuesday 01 November
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today announced the 67 projects set to receive €1,621,467 in funding under the International Protection Integration Fund 2022. The Fund aims to enable community based organisations across Ireland to play a greater role in supporting the integration of International Protection applicants at local and national level. This is the first year the grant has been made available and every county in Ireland stands to benefit from multiple projects.

The White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a new International Protection Support Service sets out the Government’s approach to fulfilling the commitment in the Programme for Government to end Direct Provision and to replace it with ‘a new International Protection accommodation policy centred on a not-for-profit approach. The fund represents the delivery of a key commitment of ‘A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service’.
The White Paper sets out a number of key principles which are to underpin the new model of supports and services:
• Integration from day one:
• Human rights and equality based:
• Delivery of high standards:
• Professional:
• Community engagement:
The International Protection Integration Fund 2022 Funding Call is an important element in achieving the overall objectives of the White Paper and has been guided in design by the principles above.
Successful applicants were asked to demonstrate how their proposed project will build links between International Protection applicants and their host communities, encouraging meaningful integration that benefits the community as a whole.

Upon the announcement, Minister O’Gorman said:
“I am delighted to announce the award of over €1.6 million in funding which will support 67 not-for-profit, civil society organisations in every county of Ireland to support local and national integration projects for International Protection applicants.
“The projects supported under this funding will go a long way towards integrating International Protection applicants into Irish society and breaking down barriers that exist within communities.
“The broad range of initiatives that will now be made possible by the International Protection Integration Fund 2022 range from language and employment supports to projects aimed at combating racism and xenophobia as well as supporting health and wellbeing initiatives amongst many other exciting projects.
“I would like to take this opportunity to commend the hard work of those in the not-for-profit sector for the work they do in supporting the needs of International Protection applicants.”
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Note for Editors:
The International Protection Integration Fund 2022 Funding Call for proposals ran from 26th July 2022 – 7th Sept 2022. Over €1.6 has been made available in 2022 to support International Protection Integration projects through grant funding. This level of funding has been made available in 2022 as a targeted measure and parity funding may not be available in future editions of the fund.
Successful projects listed here.

Bereaved Children’s Awareness Campaign November 2022

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Every November, the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) organise a series of events across Ireland to highlight bereaved children’s needs and provide a voice for them to be heard.

Children are the “hidden mourners” in our society. They feel the loss over a lifetime, and in different ways: as they grow and learn to understand the real meaning of death and loss. Every child has different needs, perspectives and understandings of what death means.

Please click on the link below for information in relation to the Bereaved Children’s Awareness Campaign – November 2022.  The link gives easy access to all digital resources available to download and the registration links for the online events Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week 2022 – Irish Childhood Bereavement Network