First Fortnight Table Quiz - Thursday October 6th 2016

Howdy All!

Those lovely folks over at First Fortnight will be hosting their annual fundraising  Table Quiz on Thursday 6th October 2016 at 8.00pm at the dTwo Bar and venue, Harcourt Street.

Doors open at 7:30pm and costs €50 for a table of four.

Click here for further details: https://firstfortnight.ticketsolve.com/#/shows/873557880

All the best,

John M.

Positions Available - Service User, Family and Carers Engagement.

Dear Gateway Members & Supporters,

Exciting news just in!  We’ve been informed that the HSE’s Mental Health Division is recruiting for 9 new posts for area lead positions in Service User, Family and Carers Engagement. These are important opportunities for peers and family members - we encourage you to take a look and let others know.

“The successful applicant will be a part of the mental health management team in one of the regional Community Health Organisations around the country and will be expected to lead, and provide guidance on, the development of partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders in a challenging and changing environment.” 

Please see the Application Form and Job Specification below, or click on the link for full details from ActiveLink’s website: http://www.activelink.ie/content/vacancies/health/26186


All the best,

John M.

Job Spec HSE Area Lead of Service User Family Carer

HSE Application Form Area Lead of Service Userfamilycarer

Newsletter and Monthly Schedule - September 2016

Howdy all,

Apologies for the slight delay – here is our newsletter and schedule for September!

Enjoy Folks.

All the best,

John M.

Gateway Newsletter September 2016

September 2016

Certificate Program: Mental Health in the Community 2016 -2017

Howdy all!

Applications are now open for the Certificate Program:  Mental Health in the Community 2016 -2017 being run by Mental Health Ireland in collaboration with University College Cork (UCC).

Full details of the course can be found here: http://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-cmhc/

And you can apply online here: https://ucc360.ucc.ie/?returnurl=%2fapply-for-a-course%2f%3fcoursecode%3dCMHC

For any other queries, please contact Course Co-Ordinator Brenda Healy at b.healy@ucc.ie

Please Note: The closing date for applications is 23rd September 2016. As places are limited, shortlisting may apply. Mental Health Ireland provide a financial Bursary to applicants who meet their criteria. Information about the Bursary and instructions on how to apply will be available on our website from next week. If successful, applicants will be entitled of up to 50% of student fees. Students seeking consideration for a Bursary will need to have their course application completed in advance of submitting an application to them.  

Newsletter and monthly Schedule - August 2016

Howdy All,

Apologies for the slight delay - here is our newsletter and schedule for August!

All the best,

John M.

Gateway Newsletter August 2016 Final

August 2016

FREE Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Courses with Aware

Howdy All,

Please click this link below to view details of Aware's FREE Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Courses: https://www.aware.ie/help/life-skills-online-programme-information/

Everything you need to know is right there - I hope it of some interest to you!

Here's a little bit of information directly from Aware's website...

"A little more about Life Skills Online

Life Skills Online is based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). CBT is a therapy that focuses on thinking and behaviour and has been shown to be an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety.

When a person experiences depression or is facing challenging life situations they may think and behave in unhelpful ways. CBT helps the person to make practical changes in these areas, which can help improve how they feel and also reduce some of the symptoms associated with depression, stress or anxiety.

Life skills online is a partnership between Aware and SilverCloud health. SilverCloud health evolved out of the Technology Enhanced Therapy (TET) project, a three year translational research project undertaken jointly by the National Digital Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin and Parents Plus, Mater University Hospital in Ireland. Prior to this, the project underwent seven years of direct academic research at Trinity College Dublin."

All the best,

John M.

Commitment to address housing needs of people with mental health difficulties welcome

Hello All!

We received this communication from Mental Health Reform regarding the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness in relation to people with mental health difficulties.

Please see the document below - an interesting read.

MHR : MHR Email re housing plan.pdfEmail Re Housing Plan