This week is mental health awareness week. Mental health is a crucial aspect of overall well-being, yet it often faces stigma and misconceptions in society. To combat this, raising mental health awareness is of paramount importance. We’ll explore various strategies and actions individuals can

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We recently interviewed Linda Philips & Michelle Milne of the Finglas Addiction Support Team (FAST). We chatted about the organisation, the services that FAST provides, and also how addiction has evolved over the last couple of years. FAST was originally set up by a group of volunteers from

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The Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences is excited to announce the launch of a new suite of Addiction Programmes at Masters level. In combination, they are designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to address the complex and ever-changing landscape of

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With it being World Book Day we thought we would ask some of the lecturers here at the college about the top mental health reads they would recommend.   “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl “The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond

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ICHAS Student Stefanie Jaeger Liston recently conducted research on an exploration of mental health and psychosocial supports available to refugees and asylum seekers globally. Below is a summary of her research and some of the key findings and recommendations. “We don’t heal in isolation, but

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ICHAS is delighted to announce that we are hosting a series of talks focusing on topics in the area of Childhood Studies. Run online these talks will provide attendees with great insights on some of the key areas within the area. Details on the talks are below, if you want to register check out

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For the 10th episode of the ICHAS Podcast, we were joined by Christine Wynne & Carol Murphy of SOSAD Ireland and Alan O’Mara Real Talks Founder. During the conversation we chatted a bit about SOSAD, what areas have you seen the biggest focus for the organisation in the last three

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Brian O’Sullivan recently joined us on the podcast to talk about the area of family therapy. We discussed some of the common misconceptions about it, how family therapy can benefit people, how it has evolved, especially considering the last few years, and how the group dynamic needs to be

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In our most recent podcast episode, Kathy Crinion, Counsellor & Psychotherapist at Willow Avenue Therapy talks about the research she conducted on dreamwork in psychotherapy. You can hear the full episode below. Background to Dreamwork in Psychotherapy The study set out to explore Irish

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