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SALaM Ireland Study: recent blog publication by the Irish Network for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
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:...

‘Challenging Mental Health Stigma’: Let’s talk Mental Health!
Please join us on Wednesday September 29th, for our FREE online event in support of the See Change Green Ribbon Campaign 2021.This lunch time(1pm-2pm) event is being hosted in collaboration with the Access Office( Maynooth University), and includes a Stigma Reduction...

The SALaM Ireland Study celebrates World Refugee Day 2021
SALaM Ireland Study featured in Maynooth University's World Refugee Day celebration on June 20th 2021 (http://mu.ie/world-refugee-day). The SALaM Ireland team also developed a series of videos to provide some brief insights into the experiences of teachers and...

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...

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...