The All-Ireland Traveller Health Study 2010 showed a high rate of ill health and suicide within the Traveller community: suicide accounts for 11% of all Traveller deaths; the suicide rate for Traveller men is 7 times higher than the national average; suicide is most common in young Traveller men aged 15-25 years; life expectancy for Traveller men is 15 years less than settled men; cancer and heart disease are the main causes of death among Traveller men ...  You are invited to the launch of a position paper on Traveller men’s health.  This will take place on Wednesday 23rd November 2016, in Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre (46 North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1), at 2.00pm.  For more information, Tel: 01 8780255 | Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Marie Keating Foundation invites you to join them at the launch of 'Heroes of Hope: Stories of Prostate Cancer Survival' - a new exhibition created to give hope and support to people affected by the disease.  This will take place at Noon, on Monday 14th November 2016, in the Enterprise Waiting Room, Connolly Train Station, Dublin 1.  To book a place / get more information, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Tel: 01 628 3726.

You are invited to apply for a free place at a Men’s Health Symposium which will be held in Dr Steeven’s Hospital, Dublin, on Wednesday 30th November 2016.  The title of this event is ‘A New Chapter: Healthy Ireland - Men’.

This event will be used to launch the Action Plan which will succeed Ireland’s National Men’s Health Policy.  It will also offer delegates an opportunity to: hear about the background to and content of the Plan; participate in short workshops which highlight examples of effective practice throughout Ireland; discover local research into men’s health and wellbeing which is currently taking place; listen to a prominent speaker on men’s health issues.

For more details, visit: www.mhfi.org/Symposium2016.pdf   To book a place, complete and return the application form at: www.mhfi.org/NewChapterApplication.doc   Please note that places are limited and there are only a few left.  When these are allocated, a waiting list will be established.

Health Promotion and Improvement, HSE, is inviting applications for free places on a 'Connecting with Young Men' workshop that they are hosting on Thursday 8th December 2016, from 9.30am - 4.30pm, in the HSE Building, Units 8-9, Manor Street Business Park, Manor Street, Dublin 7.  The aim of this workshop is to assist a broad range of practitioners in the north Dublin City Centre area to effectively connect with young men on mental health and wellbeing issues.  It focuses on the engagement process (i.e. WHY and HOW to build relationships with young men), rather than offering a new mental health programme (i.e. what to offer them).  To book a place / get further details, contact Anne-Marie Kavanagh at Tel: 01 8976179 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Marie Keating Foundation want to get men talking about their health in Sligo.  The cancer foundation is running a free men’s health event on Tuesday 1st November 2016, at 6.30pm, in the Clarion Hotel, Sligo, as part of its annual ‘Get Men Talking’ campaign.  This seeks to encourage men to learn more about common cancers and how they can prevent them, detect them, and cope with them should they be diagnosed.  This free event will feature local expert speakers who will talk about common male health problems, simple steps that men can take to reduce their cancer risk, and common symptoms that they should keep an eye out for.  Speakers will also explore what support services are available for men affected by cancer in the Sligo region and how to deal with cancer diagnoses.  The session will end with an introduction to mindfulness.  The event is free, but registration is essential.  For more information or to book a place, visit: www.mariekeating.ie/events or call Angela on Tel: 01 6283726.

This conference will take place on Thursday 17th November 2016 in the Titanic Centre, Belfast.  The theme is ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ - promoting adoption of a learning culture dedicated to patient safety, and regarding suicide as a preventable harm for people in receipt of health and justice system care.  For more information and to book a place, visit: https://getinvited.to/suicideprevention/contact-6th-international-suicide-prevention-what-works-conference

Cruse Bereavement Care in Northern Ireland has published a new ‘Help & Hope’ booklet to help inform and support men who have been bereaved.  This was produced with funding from the Big Lottery Fund NI through the Together for You project.  Alex McMeekin, the Cruse Together for You Manager, said: ‘We know that men may express their grief in different ways to women, and employ different strategies to help them cope.  We felt that it was important to develop a support booklet specifically for men; providing helpful information, advice, and first-hand accounts from other men who have been bereaved.  The booklet has been developed by men, for men’.  For details of the booklet’s recent launch, visit: www.cruse.org.uk/northern-ireland/news   You can also view a Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the booklet at: www.togetherforyou.org.uk/media/resources/23484_Cruse_Mens_Booklet_LOW_RES.pdf    For more information, contact Eleanor Ellerslie on Tel: 02890 792419 or via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Are you male?  Do you live in Craigavon (Co. Armagh) or Banbridge (Co. Down)?  Would you like to kick-start your New Year with the help of a free healthy lifestyle programme (which includes health checks, physical activity sessions, health information, and dedicated staff to support you)? ...  If so, you might be interested in the eight week ‘Male Drive4Health and Wellbeing Programme’ which begins in Brownlow Community HUB, Craigavon, on Wednesday 11th January 2017 and in Banbridge Leisure Centre on Thursday 12th January 2017 - both at 7.00pm.  For more details, contact Frances Haughey at Tel: 07500 772905 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.