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The SALaM Ireland Study host a webinar for MU Social Justice Week 2021
The SALaM Ireland Study recently hosted the webinar 'Voices Seldom Heard': Exploring the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Refugee Youth in Schools as part of the Maynooth University Social Justice Week. Speakers at this event included educator John Doran and Dr. Illana...
Research highlights the importance of alcohol education for young people in Ireland
CMHCR members Prof. Sinead McGilloway and Dr. John Weafer have presented a report on the findings from a 3-year longitudinal study for Drinkaware’s Junior Cycle Alcohol Education Programme. This study, for the first time, track 1st-3rd year students’ experiences of...
Remembering Siobhain O’Doherty
Today, the staff, students, and affiliate members at the Centre for Mental Health & Community Research remember with fondness Siobháin O'Doherty, on the 4th anniversary of her passing. Siobháin was a SPHeRE programme scholar, supervised by Prof. Sinead McGilloway...
SALaM Ireland featured in the annual Bridge 2020 magazine
The SALaM Ireland Study featured in the annual Bridge 2020 magazine aimed at Maynooth University alumni. For more information, please click here (see p. 8).
Disseminating early years research: an illustrative case study – recent publication
A new publication from CMHCR members Siobhan O'Connor, Prof. Sinead McGilloway, and Dr. Grainne Hickey, with Dr. Melanie Barwick (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada), was featured in the January 2021 edition of the Journal of Children's Services. This...
Two CMHCR weddings in lockdown
Congratulations to two of our CMHCR members Dr. Brenda O'Connell and Christine Mulligan (pictured) who celebrated their respective weddings during the turbulent year of 2020. We wish both couples the very best for the future!