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Drug Related Intimidation & Violence is an issue that is impacting communities across Ireland. On Friday 26^th at 11am; Minister Frank Feighan will launch the DRIVE report – a data-driven intervention model to respond effectively to drug related intimidation & violence in communities in Ireland

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The DRIVE Oversight Committee is an interagency group with representatives from the Regional and Local Drug & Alcohol Task forces, HSE Social Inclusion, An Garda Síochána, Probation Service, Community & Voluntary sector and Family Support. DRIVE is funded through the Strand 3 funding initiative within the office of Frank Feighan, TD,  Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy  and is specifically focussed on building the capacity of communities to respond to drug related intimidation & violence.

Every November, the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN), co-funded by the Irish Hospice Foundation and Tusla, organises a series of events across Ireland to highlight bereaved children’s needs and provide a voice for them to be heard.

To access resources to support bereaved children and young people click on the link below:

Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week 2021 – Irish Childhood Bereavement Network

In Ireland today, almost 20 months on from when Covid-19 first came to our shores, we are now potentially more health conscious as a nation than ever before. Conversely during this most difficult time we have become more unhealthy; treating ourselves to more unhealthy food, drinking more alcohol, have had our previous active healthy habits curtailed and have gained more weight. Our awareness campaign from 2019 – which was postponed due to Covid-19 – has been renewed for this campaign.

This campaign encourages us all to set a healthier routine over coming months and amidst the Covid journey, and to avail of simple easy steps to keep up or to create a new healthy habit, whether that is eating better, getting more physically active, or learning how to take care of our mental wellbeing.

The creative and images used talks to a situation most of us recognise – we have a comfortable relationship with our couches and can find it difficult to find the motivation to get off them – not knowing how to or where to start.  It will connect with the general population to build awareness, signpost people to the trusted sources and help them make better choices, to live healthier and to get off the couch.

Over the duration, we will give advice on how to either start and help to stick to a healthy habit. These will include broad yet simple behaviour tips for habit forming and can also be adapted to be used across our three themes of looking after our mental health, eating well and being physically active. The campaign is a follow-on to the recent partnership with Sport Ireland and the ‘Let’s Get Back’ campaign.

The campaign will feature advertising across the month of November on national TV and radio and include a radio partnership with Off the Ball on Newstalk, and on the Music and Youth radio lunchtime shows.  All messaging will be supported by digital and social advertising.

The link below is a summary of the campaign and here is the link to the website with support information on https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/8928d-healthy-ireland/?referrer=http://www.gov.ie/letsgetset/ and the 60-sec TV advert https://youtu.be/BYSSYASn9qk. 

Healthy Ireland – Lets Get Set – Leaflet

Please click on the link below for information about a brand-new Jigsaw workshop, Rallying Around Young People, taking place on Wednesday the 10th of November from 10:30am to 11:45am via Zoom. This workshop is for adults working or volunteering with young people who would like to learn more about supporting young people’s mental health.

Anyone who has participated in our One Good Adult workshop may be familiar with our RALLY approach. This workshop explores that approach further so that adults can be more confident in knowing how to support the mental health and wellbeing of the young people they work with. Participants do not need to have completed our One Good Adult workshop in order to attend.

Spaces are limited so anyone wishing to attend is advised to register as soon as possible HERE.

JIGSAW RALLY Poster