#Palestine #EndGenocide #EndApartheid #EndOccupation

Only a few hours to go until this #WorldSocialWork day #Palestine solidarity webinar. If you want to join, you need to register here www.eventbrite.ie/e/1985407056...

A phenomenal line-up of speakers, all details are on the eventbrite page.

www.eventbrite.com/e/uniting-so...

Uniting social workers in our collective responsibility to Palestine Global social work webinar to mark World Social Work Day, to discuss social work responsibility to co-building hope and future in Palestine

www.eventbrite.ie/e/uniting-so...

World #SocialWork Day online event, solidarity with #Palestine.
Register here www.eventbrite.ie/e/uniting-so...

The survey is short, confidential and easy to complete.

Your voice matters. Have your say.

👉 Take part here: lnkd.in/d7mjtdiT
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Your feedback will help shape our next Strategic Plan, influencing the supports, programmes and opportunities available in the years ahead.

✨ What’s working well?
✨ What needs to change?
✨ What would make services better for young people in the Traveller community?
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📣Calling Young People from the Traveller Community.
Are you a young person who has used Exchange House Ireland National Travellers Service, or knows about our services?
We’re planning for the future and we want to make sure young people’s voices are at the centre of it 1/

Exchange House Ireland General Community Survey Exchange House Ireland is developing a new 5-year strategic plan. Your feedback will help shape our priorities, services and how we support individuals and communities. Your responses are anonymous.

The survey is quick, confidential, and your feedback will make a real difference.

👉 Take part here: forms.gle/FciELyPFPmHK...

Thank you for helping us build stronger services, together.

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Exchange House Ireland General Community Survey Exchange House Ireland is developing a new 5-year strategic plan. Your feedback will help shape our priorities, services and how we support individuals and communities. Your responses are anonymous.

Your input will directly shape our next Strategic Plan, helping us strengthen our supports, improve accessibility, and better meet the needs of the communities we serve.

💬 Tell us what’s working well
💡 Share your ideas for improvement
🤝 Help us plan for the future
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📢 We Want to Hear From You!

At Exchange House Ireland, your voice matters.

Have you used our services? Or do you know someone who has? We’re inviting you to take part in a short online survey to share your feedback and experiences.
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The image is a poster from Maynooth University announcing that the MU Sanctuary Scholarship is now open. The poster includes details on eligibility, such as international protection applicants and refugees in Ireland who lack state support for studies. Supports include a fee waiver, up to €5,000 stipend, laptop funding, and access to the MU Access Programme. Application instructions are provided, and the closing date is 5 pm, Friday, 20th March. The background is teal, with colorful text and icons symbolizing learning and support.

Applications for the Sanctuary Scholarship is now open! The online application form for this scholarship is now live and the deadline to submit this form is 5pm on Friday 20th of March 2026.

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/edi/excellen...

Are you critically-minded and ethically-minded, do you view social work as political? This open position for a Professor of #SocialWork #PolicyPractice in @maynoothuniversity.ie might be of interest 👇
universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

New Garda powers bill could conceal abuses Gardaí can consistently deny racial profiling because there is no data on who is stopped and searched — but the new powers bill doesn't allow this data to be collected. Why, asks Cian Ó Concubhair

@cianoconcubhair.bsky.social in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social “As currently drafted, the bill would continue to allow gardaí to hide behind the absence of data to dispute well-evidenced findings of racial profiling and racist policing practices. The question must be asked: why?” Article below👇

Bodhrán and Boogie - Music Network & Exchange House Ireland YouTube video by MusicNetworkIreland

Music is good for the soul! Check out this wonderful video describing Bodrán and Boogie, a collaboration between Music Network Ireland and Exchange House Ireland Youth service. The young people were fantastic and should be so proud of themselves 👏👏👏
youtu.be/6sUSJyXMsr8?...

'An emotional rollercoaster' - Limerick Traveller woman after graduating from UL Margaret O'Brien was one of 13 traveller women who graduated with degrees from the University of Limerick this week, a huge milestone for the travelling community in Ireland

www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...

Surrealing in the Years: We're entering a new era of lawlessness. Don't expect much help from our leaders Am I going completely insane?

Am I going completely insane? www.thejournal.ie/readme/surre...

📣Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler has announced €3M for #mentalhealthresearch. HRB will award €1M to @maynoothuniversity.ie to establish a Collaborative Research Network in #MentalHealth & €2M to support 10 new mental health research projects. Read more: www.hrb.ie/hrb/minister...

A woman with short, auburn hair smiles warmly at the camera. She is wearing a navy blazer over a dark top and a pendant necklace. The background is blurred greenery.

The first all-island mental health collaborative research network – CO-PRIME – has been set up to help combat mental ill health in a more coordinated way right across Ireland and will be headed up by MU's Prof Sinead McGilloway.

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

Examining the existing knowledge base for enablers of family recovery in mental health: A scoping review This article examines the topic of what helps families in their own recovery journey where someone they support is using mental health services and focuses

This scoping review examines how enablers of family recovery are offered by mental health services.

Link to full Open Access article: academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...

#MentalHealth #SharingTheVision #CoProduction #Partnership #RelationshipsMatter #RecoveryMatters
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For those interested in #mentalhealth #familyrecovery and the power of genuine partnerships, this new British Journal of Social Work article might be of interest.

Examining the existing knowledge base for enablers of family recovery in mental health: A scoping review
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Examining the existing knowledge base for enablers of family recovery in mental health: A scoping review This article examines the topic of what helps families in their own recovery journey where someone they support is using mental health services and focuses

This scoping review examines how enablers of family recovery are offered by mental health services.

Link to full Open Access article: academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...

#MentalHealth #SharingTheVision #CoProduction #Partnership #RelationshipsMatter #RecoveryMatters

Woman would be alive if partner was listened to - family The family of a woman killed by her partner while he was suffering a relapse of a schizoaffective disorder have said they believe she would be alive today if her partner had been properly listened to.

www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

Preventing another tragedy like this requires values-driven political leadership that focuses on prevention and early intervention, sustained investment, and a willingness to genuinely rethink how mental health care is organised and delivered here.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BoZ...
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Frontline professionals want to do this work well but systems must be designed to support listening, flexibility and shared responsibility, not constrain them.
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This means investing in systems that prioritise relationship-based, continuity-focused care, support professionals to work in humane, person-centred, relational ways, enable trust, collaboration and compromise across disciplines, and remain open to change when current approaches are not working 2/

The Maud Coffey tragedy must be a turning point for mental health policy in Ireland. When warnings are raised, when distress is visible, and when loved ones ask for help, our systems must be capable of listening, responding and adapting.
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Killings, abductions and violence across Nigeria, IASW Statement:
We stand with our colleagues in the IFSW Africa Region and with the people of Nigeria & support the call for strong and immediate action from the African Union and the United Nations www.iasw.ie/Nigerian_Abu...

💚#JobFairy💚
If you would like to help us implement our brand new Thriving Together Youth #MentalHealth Service, have a look at the open postings for project coordinator www.exchangehouse.ie/posv_ttprol2... and clinical lead www.exchangehouse.ie/posv_ttclinl..., closing date for both posts Dec 5th
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📣External consultancy📣
If you would like to help us develop our next strategic plan, have a look at our open tender here www.exchangehouse.ie/tend_sp25.php , closing date November 21st
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