See Change work with St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services and Pieta House at their conference no self-harm
By Kate Morgan on Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 in Events, News.
Brian Higgins, CEO of Pieta House speaking at the Conference in the Aviva Stadium
See Change were delighted to work with our partners St Patrick’s Mental Health Services and Pieta House at their annual conference to to tackle a critical topic in the Aviva Stadium Dublin, Wednesday, 1st March 2017. This one-day event was a follow on from their inaugural conference in 2016 which was Ireland’s first ever conference dedicated to the topic of self-harm and explored what we know, what we don’t know and what directions need to be taken.
Sorcha from See Change with Julie from Children’s Rights Alliance
See Change’s information stand at the Aviva
The focus of the 2017 conference was on those who pose the highest risk of self-harm; young people. St Patrick’s Director of Services, Tom Maher, said “The increase in rates of adolescent self-harm that we’ve seen in recent years, coupled with the overwhelming response to our first conference, in particular from schools and those who work with young people in the community, highlighted the need for a follow up event that will provide a practical mix of workshops and presentations for teachers, parents, young people, and mental health professionals.”
Keynote speaker, Blindboy Boatclub, one half of the Limerick hip-hop duo The Rubberbandits, said, “I was honoured to be invited to speak at this conference to progress a conversation about mental health and self-harm. The culture of silence, shame and punishment is rife in this country, especially among young men. Talking about self-harm will bring us one step closer to shedding the labels and removing the fear”.
For further information please visit https://www.stpatricks.ie/self-harm-awareness-conference