If you are supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis, researchers from Queen’s University Belfast would like to hear about: your experience and the impact on you; how you cope; the support you might need.  This would involve an informal interview with a researcher and the completion of a short questionnaire.  To participate, you must: live in Northern Ireland; be over the age of 18 years; be a spouse/partner, family member, or close friend of the person with cancer; support someone with cancer who has now finished or is coming towards the end of their treatment.  If you'd be willing to take part in this study, contact Emily for further information at Tel: 02890 975764  |  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Carers Northern Ireland are inviting people to participate in their annual online ‘State of Caring’ survey to highlight the reality of what it means to care for a family member or friend in 2017.  Participants are asked to share their experience, and to make suggestions about what needs to change.  To contribute, visit: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/stateofcaring2017

The Irish Heart Foundation is inviting everyone to sign their petition to stop junk food and drink brands deliberately targeting children behind their parents’ backs on social media.  One in four children in Ireland is obese or overweight.  However, slick marketing tactics by junk food brands help establish and encourage eating habits that cause obesity and can have lifelong and, sometimes, life-limiting health consequences.  The Irish Heart Foundation is asking government to end the daily bombardment of such adverts by regulating online and social media marketing, and extending the current broadcast ban to 9.00pm.  Find out more at: https://irishheart.ie/campaigns/stop-targeting-kids

This one-day training seeks to increase the knowledge and skills of participants to support the development of a sexual health policy within their respective organisations.  It will be of interest to workers who are addressing the sexual health needs of young people through the provision of education, support and advocacy services, as well as other related service provision.  The training is co-facilitated by the National Youth Council of Ireland and HIV Ireland, and will take place on Thursday 4th May 2017, from 10.00am to 4.30pm, in HIV Ireland, 70 Eccles Street, Dublin 7.  Places can be booked at: www.eventbrite.ie/e/good-practice-developing-a-sexual-health-policy-tickets-32922274409

A PhD student from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Queen's University Belfast is conducting research into young men - aged 16 to 24 years - who have experience of an unintended pregnancy.  The video below explains what it's all about and how to get involved ...

The Men's Development Network (MDN) runs the White Ribbon Campaign in Ireland.  They would like to invite you to Turn Off the Red Light's event to mark the passing of the Sexual Offences Act in Ireland which brings the Nordic Model into legislation here.  This event will take place on Wednesday 8th March 2017, from 11.00am - 1.00pm, in City Hall, Dublin.  In addition to the sexual offences covered in the Act, MDN's White Ribbon Campaign also includes prostitution as violence against women.  There will be a strong line-up of speakers at this event including Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances FitzGerald and women survivors of prostitution.  To book a place, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Saturday 25th February 2017 was a special day for men’s health.  On this day, Finian Murray (Men’s Health Development Officer, Health Promotion and Improvement, HSE), Niamh Farrell (Manager, Amen) and Colin Fowler (Director of Operations, Men’s Health Forum in Ireland) were three of the four recipients of Dublin Institute of Technology’s ‘President’s Community Fellowship Award’ for the years 2016-2018.  They were nominated for this award by staff from the Students Learning with Communities initiative within DIT.  This was in recognition of the outstanding contribution that all three made to students and staff in DIT through collaboration on community-based learning and research projects over the last number of years.

Cairde has just published 'Pathways to Being Well - a Mental Health Guide for Ethnic Minorities in Ireland'.  This resource provides information on how to look after yourself in Ireland, and highlights the services available if you need support.  It is available in eight languages (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian and Russian) in both electronic and printed formats.  The booklet was developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that its content and visual presentation meets the needs of the target communities.  To order hard copies of the booklet, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.