According to  research, perinatal mental health problems can affect as many as 1 in 10 new fathers, many of whom suffer in silence. Some of these fathers may be silently struggling with post-natal depression. As part of the International Men's Health Week Campaign...

This Thursday, March 7th, the CMHCR, the Dept. of Psychology, and MUSSI are presenting an event entitled " Promoting integration of post-primary refugee students in Ireland and across the world:challenges, learning". This hybrid event is being hosted by  the SALaM...

On the recent 7th anniversary of Siobháin's passing, she is fondly remembered by her friends and colleagues. Siobháin was a SPHeRE programme scholar, supervised by Prof. Sinead McGilloway and Prof. Agnes Higgins in Trinity College Dublin. Our thoughts are with her...

Centre Director, Professor Sinead McGilloway, was recently announced as joint winner of the SPARKS 2022 competition (series of quickfire 6-minute presentations) that was held as part of Maynooth University Research Week.  Sinead's chosen topic was the 5-year...

Our newest 'UNITES' (UNiversal, Inclusive ,& Targeted, Early Supports for families) project - funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth -  is now underway and involves a collaboration with Deirdre Forde in the Froebel...

We are delighted to warmly welcome a number of new Centre members who have joined us in recent weeks including ; Dr. Sadhbh Byrne, Dr. Joanna McHugh Power, Dr. Melanie Labor, Dr. Sinead Matson, Patrice McCormack, Deirdre Forde, Grainne McGinty, and Natasha Joksimovic....

Yesterday marked the official launch of the findings of the PRIMERA (Promoting Research and Innovation in Mental hEalth SeRvices for fAmilies) research programme. This research was funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to identify/develop, implement and...

The staff and students of the Centre for Mental Health & Community Research and the Department of Psychology (Maynooth University), remember with fondness  our colleague and friend Siobháin O'Doherty, on today the 5th anniversary of her passing. Siobháin was a...

An exploratory study carried out by Sarah Smith L'Estrange BA  (Hons) Psychology, and Prof. Sinead McGilloway, assessed the perceived effectiveness of the 'My Gratitude Journal', which is described as being a Positive Psychology Intervention( PPI). The  'My Gratitude...

We are delighted that our SALaM Ireland Study is featured in a blog post by the Irish Network for Middle Eastern and North African Studies ( INMENAS). To read this post, please click on the below link:...