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Visual Art Exhibition & Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:37
To mark World Mental Health Day 2010 the College of Psychiatry of Ireland is hosting a Visual Art Exhibition & Awards Ceremony to acknowledge the therapeutic value of creative artwork in mental health. The exhibition & awards are also part of a national movement, See Change (www.seechange.ie), which aims to encourage everyone to play a part in reducing the stigma of mental health problems in Ireland by being open and positive about their own and other’s mental health.Electric Picnic Ticket Giveaway via new SpunOut.ie SMS Service
Monday, 30 August 2010 09:26
To celebrate the launch of the new super SpunOut.ie SMS texting service the organisation (thanks to support of the Vodafone Ireland Foundation) have 2 pairs of Electric Picnic tickets to give away. The new system will allow users to receive short simple updates direct to your phone - no more than 2 per month - giving you heads up on new SpunOut.ie youth campaigns, polls, surveys and competitions to win great free stuff like tickets to concerts and sports events.
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Coping with the trauma of schizophrenia in the family
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:36
The following article is from the Irish Times. It features quotes from John Saunders (pictured), the Director of Shine, and refers to our organisation. It is written by Michelle McDonagh.
COPING WITH a severe mental illness such as schizophrenia affects not only the individual involved, but every member of their family. As well as watching their loved one’s mental wellbeing break down before their eyes, the parents, spouse and siblings of a person with schizophrenia have to deal with the stigma that still surrounds serious mental illness.
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Advanced Diploma in Suicide Studies
Wednesday, 04 August 2010 13:43
The Advanced Diploma in Suicide Studies is designed for people who are currently offering or who intend to offer their services in the area of Suicide Prevention and Postvention. It aims to provide participants with sufficient knowledge, skills strategies, and theoretical background to enable them to serve those who are at risk of taking their own lives, those who are survivors of suicide, and the family members of those who have taken their lives.
Shine Annual Report 2009
Thursday, 15 July 2010 08:06
101+ Square Meals - Published by MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service)
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 09:31
The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) deals with personal debt in Ireland. MABS publishes a cook book of 101+ Square Meals.
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Fourth Annual Implementation Report of A Vision for Change
Monday, 05 July 2010 13:38
A Vision for Change is the Government's policy on mental health. This report recommends significant changes and improvements in mental health services. It describes a framework for building and fostering positive mental health across the entire community and for providing accessible, community-based, specialist services for people with mental illness. The Independent Monitoring Group has published the fourth Annual Report on the implementation of A Vision for Change.
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Bloomsday Surfers Take To The Waves
Friday, 25 June 2010 11:48
Stand Up Paddle surfing (SUPing) is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian background. A group of surfers staged an event in the sea off Sandycove in aid of Shine in order to support people with mental health problems.
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