Date 04 May 2017
Venue Chartered Accountants House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Alcohol, self-harm and suicide was the focus of an all-island seminar organised and live streamed by IPH on behalf of the North-South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group in Dublin in May 2017. Presentations and audio can be accessed below. The event enabled sharing of knowledge and experiences between stakeholders working in policy, research, service delivery and community action on alcohol, self-harm and suicide. It addressed:
- Evidence on the relationship between alcohol use, self-harm and suicide across the island of Ireland
- Current and planned policies, programmes and services relevant to reducing alcohol-related harm with a focus on mental wellbeing and suicide prevention
- Opportunities and challenges across the two jurisdictions in reducing alcohol related harm to mental wellbeing.
Access the IPH press release on the event here
| Speaker | Item |
|---|---|
| Roger O’Sullivan\Minister Corcoran Kennedy | Introduction/Opening Address Audio |
| Siobhan O’Neill, Ulster University | Keynote address What we know and what we need to better understand about alcohol, self-harm and suicide on the island of Ireland Presentation/Slides Audio |
| Michelle Gilmore, Southern Health and Social Care Trust | North-South Perspectives Responding to the needs of people with co-existing issues of alcohol misuse and mental ill- health Presentation/Slides Audio |
| Eamon Keenan, HSE Primary Care Division | North-South Perspectives Responding to the needs of people with co-existing issues of alcohol misuse and mental ill- health Presentation/Slides |
| Bobby Smyth, Adolescent Addiction Service, HSE | North-South Perspectives – The role of alcohol in selfharm and suicide – gender perspectives Presentation/Slides Audio |
| Conor McCafferty, Zest NI | North-South Perspectives – The role of alcohol in selfharm and suicide – gender perspectives Presentation/Slides Audio |
