Tag: self-harm
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Irish Times: Children’s hospitals seeing ‘astronomical’ number of young people self-harming
A ‘complete shift’ in the way Ireland operates its mental health services is needed, say psychiatrists Dr Michele Hill and Professor Mary Cannon, Chair and Vice-Chair of the new CPsychI Youth and Student Mental Health, speak with the Irish Times about soaring numbers of young people presenting to children’s hospitals with self-harm presentations. Professor Cannon…
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NCPSH Online Educational Seminars 2021
Five online educational seminars will run from Wednesday, 10 February to Wednesday, 16 June on the National Clinical Programme for the Assessment and Management of Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments following Self-Harm. View the full list of upcoming online seminars here. Read more about the NCPSH here. Due to the COVID-19 related public health restrictions…
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Is There a Crisis in Crisis Intervention? Key Topic for Discussion at Joint CPsychI/RCPsychNI Conference
A joint conference with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland, the two-day programme of the College Winter Conference, themed Psychiatry and Conflict, aims to explore issues around conflict in many and varied contexts. A focus on crisis interventions in both jurisdictions (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) will feature tomorrow afternoon, Friday 15th…
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World Suicide Prevention Day: Are we finally making progress with suicide and self-harm?
In an article for the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Consultant Psychiatrist Prof Brendan Kelly discusses the history, epidemiology and evidence for prevention of suicide and self-harm in Ireland. You can read the full article here. “While Ireland’s suicide rate is falling, suicide and self-harm remain substantial societal problems. Good primary care, good mental health care…