You are invited to attend the launch of the first National Hepatitis C Awareness Week in Ireland.  This week will be launched by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD – Minister of State for New Communities, Culture, Equality and Drugs Strategy.  The guest speaker will be Marianne Faithfull, and there will be a special performance by the High Hopes Choir.  The launch event will take place on Monday 27th July 2015, at 6.00pm, in the Smock Alley Theatre, 6/7 Exchange Street Lower, Dublin 8.  Space is limited, so email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as soon as possible to book a place.

{jcomments off}The Dads Direct group in Northern Ireland (comprised of Contact Centres, Family Mediation NI, Home-Start NI, Men’s Health Forum in Ireland, Parenting NI, Relate NI and Sure Starts) will be launching their new briefing paper titled 'The Dad Factor - the positive impact of dads on their children’s lives' on Monday 21st September 2015, at 11.00am, in The Long Gallery, Stormont.  To register your interest in attending this launch, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

{jcomments off}ReachOut Ireland is hosting the 3rd annual Technology for Wellbeing International Conference on Thursday 12th November 2015 in The Marker Hotel, Dublin.  They are now calling for abstracts from interested researchers, service providers and students.  Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday 4th September 2015.  Conference topics will include: innovation in technology and mental health; social media and mental health; suicide prevention and the internet; mental health promotion / public messaging online; national policy in technology and mental health; good practice in the safe delivery of online mental health services; crisis response protocols; technology, cybersafety and young people; youth participation and engagement with online interventions.

{jcomments off}The Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Special Interest Group in Youth Mental Health, in association with St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services, is delighted to announce that registration and the call for abstracts for their 5th Annual Research Conference on Youth Mental Health is now open.  This is a multi-disciplinary conference (to be held on Friday 19th September 2015 in Dublin) which will be of interest to anyone working with, or developing services for, adolescents and young adults.  The theme for this year’s conference is transforming how we think about and respond to young people’s mental health needs.  The conference will showcase new research, interventions and service developments of relevance to the mental health of young people in the 12-25 year age range.  The organisers are seeking submissions for oral and poster presentations in the area of youth mental health - especially those which relate to the conference theme of 'Transformations'.  The call for abstracts finishes on Monday 27th July 2015 at 5.00pm. To submit an abstract, email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Enquiries about the conference can be made to Helen Coughlan at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

{jcomments off}The 4th Institute of Public Health Open Conference will take place on Tuesday 13th October 2015 in Croke Park, Dublin.  People from all sectors (e.g. statutory, academia, community, voluntary), North and South, are invited to submit proposals for oral presentations at this dynamic, informal, free public health event.  These presentations should focus upon one of the core themes: cross-sectoral work on the social determinants of health; income inequalities and health - closing the gap; research and evidence strengthening policy and practice; excellence in leadership in public health; influencing the teenage years - impact for life.  Proposals to present at the Conference should be submitted at www.iphopenconference.com by no later than Friday 14th August 2015.  Following this date, all registered participants will vote for the presentations that they would like to hear at the Conference.

{jcomments off}Are you 16 years of age or older?  Do you currently live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States? ...  If so, you are invited to participate in a pioneering global survey on health and wellbeing.  The Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre and Brain & Mind Research Institute (University of Sydney) are conducting a research project to improve global understanding of health and wellbeing - with a particular focus on men's health.  It will be used to inform education programmes within health and mental health sectors across each participating country and the world.  The survey takes no longer than 30 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at: www.globalhwsurvey.com  You can find full details on it at: www.globalhwsurvey.com/limesurvey/shared/PIS.pdf

{jcomments off}In May 2014, the Movember Foundation commissioned the Centre for Men’s Health within Leeds Beckett University, in collaboration with the Men’s Health Forum England & Wales, to gather current research evidence and practical knowledge about the core elements that enable successful work with men and boys on mental health promotion, early intervention and stigma reduction.  This process involved several stages of evidence gathering including: a literature review; a scoping of existing UK based projects; the establishment of an international ‘investigative network’ of experts; an in-depth examination of fifteen UK and Ireland based projects; an expert symposium.  This information was then analysed to provide a view of what works, for which boys and men, in what contexts, and why.  The Men's Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) was pleased to contribute to this research process, and invites you to view the final report, titled 'Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing with Men and Boys: What Works?', at: www.mhfi.org/PromotingMentalHealth.pdf

{jcomments off}Armagh Men’s Shed is delighted to have reached the finals of The National Lottery Awards 2015.  The Shed is competing against six other projects for the title of 'Best Health Project' because of the positive impact that the programme has had on men's health and wellbeing.    The winner is chosen by public vote, and Armagh Men's Shed would be very grateful for any support you can provide.  This could include, for example, posting the link to their voting page on your website and social media; circulating details throughout your networks; encouraging people to vote for them; casting a vote yourself at: www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards/voting/11281/-xOXsjIshG0u32f16fk3FcrRpINAm2qWzuVRDHYbdL4?destination=node/162  Every vote counts!