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Ministers announce details of proposed Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
A tobacco-free Ireland by 2025?
Towards UNGASS 2016
A ‘healthy Ireland’ in a ‘healthy Europe’
CityWide groups meet to plan renewed campaign
Decriminalisation: CityWide urges informed debate
Travellers accessing addiction services in Ireland
Melting the iceberg of fear: drug-related intimidation in Blanchardstown
The overdose risk information (ORION) project
Alcohol Action Ireland conference on alcohol and mental health
Alcohol consumption in early pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes
Substance use prevention education in schools: an update on actions in the drugs strategy
National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm annual report 2012
Second report of the Suicide Support and Information System
New standards to support the voluntary capacity of youth work provision in Ireland
Latest report from the Teen Counselling service
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: report for 2011/2012
MQI annual review 2012
Coolmine Therapeutic Community annual report 2012
National Documentation Centre on Drug Use
From Drugnet Europe
Recent publications
Upcoming events
‘Let’s Talk About Drugs’ media award winners 2013



National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm annual report 2012
by Mairea Nelson


 
The eleventh annual report from the National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm was published in September 2013.1 The report contains information relating to every recorded presentation of deliberate self-harm to acute hospital emergency departments in 2012, giving complete national coverage of cases treated.


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Second report of the Suicide Support and Information System
by Mairea Nelson


 
The second report of the SSIS1 focuses on two areas: (1) investigating whether there are different subgroups among people who die by suicide, and (2) early identification of emerging suicide clusters using advanced geo-spatial techniques. The research team identified 275 cases of suicide and 32 deaths with open verdicts in Co Cork between September 2008 and March 2012. Coroner checklists were completed for all 307 cases


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New standards to support the voluntary capacity of youth work provision in Ireland
by Martin Keane


 
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According to a recent report by Indecon1 which assessed the economic value of youth work in Ireland, there are over 40 national youth work organisations in the sector responsible for providing services through local community-based projects and groups. It is estimated that 40,145 individuals work in a voluntary capacity in the sector and 1,397 full-time equivalents are employed in management, service delivery and training and support for volunteers.



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Latest report from the Teen Counselling service
by Martin Keane


 
The Teen Counselling service operated by Crosscare, a voluntary organisation, aims to provide a professional counselling service for teenagers and their families who are experiencing emotional, behavioural and functional difficulties.


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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: report for 2011/2012
by Martin Keane


 
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) teams are the first line of specialist mental health services for children and young people. The multi-disciplinary teams include psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists.  The latest CAMHS annual report states that 63 such teams were in place in 2012.1


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MQI annual review 2012
by Vivion McGuire


 
The Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) annual review for 2012 was launched on 6 September 2013 by the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD.1


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Coolmine Therapeutic Community annual report 2012
by Ita Condron


 
The Coolmine Therapeutic Community (CTC) annual report for 2012 was launched by Matt Cooper on 14 October 2013.1 It contains information relating to services, statistics, strategic partners, funders and supporters, as well as a financial statement.


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