Category: External Affairs & Policy
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Dr Michael Scully Speaks to Rita O’Reilly on RTÉ Primetime Investigation – The Return of Scientology in Ireland
Dr Michael Scully appeared on RTÉ’s Primetime Investigation – The Return of Scientology in Ireland, 19/12/18. Dr Michael Scully spoke to Rita O’Reilly who examined the return of Scientology in Ireland and refuted Scientology’s Narconon rehabilitation programme, considering this treatment for substance abuse and addiction as unsafe and high risk. Scientology’s addiction treatment programme, Narconon, …
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Dr Maeve Doyle speaks to DriveTime’s Mary Wilson on the challenges of recruiting child and adolescent psychiatrists
A recent FOI request by RTE shows that there are currently 29 vacant posts for Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists across the country. Drivetime’s Mary Wilson asks Consultant in Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Dr Maeve Doyle, why are these jobs not being filled, and what are the implications? Dr Doyle, who is a conultant in child and adolescent…
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“A human should be met with empathy when they’re in pain, not a system.” Bonus episode of ‘Where There’s A Will’ podcast
A final bonus episode of A Lust for Life‘s Where There’s A Will podcast series was recorded live at the Woodquay venue, in Dublin, on Thursday 17th January 2019 as part of this year’s First Fortnight Festival. Click here to listen to the full bonus episode of the Podcast. This podcast series has tackled issues such as stigma,…
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A warning on the failure to take cannabis use seriously
Dr Bobby Smyth, a child and adolescent psychiatrist working with teenagers affected by addiction, speaks to Niamh Cahill about the need for greater awareness of the dangers of cannabis use. This article appeared in the MedicalIndependent.ie on 24/01/2019. More than 40,000 Irish people are addicted to cannabis in Ireland yet societal attitudes towards the drug are softening. Around a…
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“I had a few more bad days than good ones” – Professor Green in conversation with Eoghan McDermott
Award winning musician, rapper, and mental health advocate Professor Green (Stephen Manderson) spoke with 2FM presenter, broadcaster Eoghan Mc Dermott as part of the First Fortnight festival in the Sugar Club last Saturday 19th January. Professor Green, or ‘Pro Green’ as he is also known, spoke about his own experience with mental health difficulties, how…
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Press Statement: College backs the use of PROTECT questionnaire for screening mental health difficulties in refugees and migrants
Press Statement January 21st 2019 College of Psychiatrists backs the use of PROTECT questionnaire for screening mental health difficulties in refugees and migrants. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland recently met with Safetynet Primary Care, who provide mobile health assessments and screening to newly arrived migrants and refugees across Ireland, to discuss the utilization of…
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Job Vacancy: Postgraduate Training Administrators
Job Vacancy Job Title: Administrators Reporting to: Postgraduate Training Department / Accreditation and Continuous Assessment The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is a professional membership organisation recognised by the HSE and Medical Council for delivering training in Ireland for Psychiatrists. It also has an advocacy role to advise on better mental health services in Ireland. The…
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First Fortnight 2019: “Mental Health Uploaded”
As part of their 10th annual festival 2019, FirstFortnight hosted a discussion session in the Science Gallery Dublin on the impact of technology on our mental health. The panel featured Dr Colman Noctor, Psychotherapist in St Patrick’s Adolescent MHS and Assistant Prof TCD, Gavin Doherty Assoc. Prof TCD, Co-Founder SilverCloud Health, Aine Mulloy Co-founder & CMO of GirlCrew,…
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First Fortnight: Beautiful Boy Shines a Light on Addiction and the Family
FirstFortnight has again partnered with the Irish Film Institute for an early screening of Beautiful Boy, starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. Based on the best-selling memoirs from father David Sheff and his son Nic, Beautiful Boy chronicles the harrowing and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with drug addiction…
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Dr John Hillery: “The input of the community psychiatric nurse is vital to keeping people well”
Dr John Hillery speaks to Clare FM’s James Mulhall on PNA Strike, citing recruitment and retention issues for this action. 11.01.2019 The Psychiatric Nurses Association has announced plans for a three-day strike next month, from February 12th to 14th. This follows the strike days announced by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. CPsychI President, Dr…