COVID 19

You OK? Podcast: Introducing…You OK?

A daily podcast about support. The normal rhythms and structures of our everyday lives have been turned upside-down. No one alive today has lived through anything like this before. We don’t know how we’re supposed to feel. There is no handbook for coping.

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Where is My Mind? Episode 19: The Great Realisation

In this week’s episode, Niall speaks to Poet Tomos Roberts and Ecological Economist Simon Mair about how we might use the ‘pause’ of the corona virus to imagine new futures, learn from utopian fiction, test new economic models, and build from the ashes of the before times a new world built on collectivism and shared

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How compassion and calm are contagious too: COVID-19; Resilience Tips

Published: Irish IndependentAuthor: Malie Coyne As we find ourselves in the unprecedented situation of coping with a global pandemic, anxiety, fear and overwhelm have understandably become a feature of our daily lives, as we come to terms with the ever-changing situation. Like many of you out there, I’ve been feeling a bit unhinged lately, as

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Coalition Conversations. The Policy Context: Sharing the Vision

The Policy Context: Sharing the Vision In June 2020, we saw the publication of Ireland’s new mental health policy ‘Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone.’ This policy is a ten-year plan to improve Ireland’s mental health systems and is hugely relevant to addressing the mental health impacts of COVID-19. We would like

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Coalition Conversations. Youth Mental Health: Changes During COVID-19

Coalition Conversations. Youth Mental Health: Changes During COVID-19 Mental Health Reform, the national coalition for mental health in Ireland, presents the ‘Coalition Conversations’ webinar series. COVID-19 and public health measures have brought about huge changes to the way we live. While necessary, these measures have had a significant effect on young people, their lives and

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