2 million young people are expected in Krakow to celebrate World Youth Day (WYD).
WYD commences on the evening of Tuesday 26th July and concludes with Mass celebrated
by Pope Francis on Sunday 31st July.
worldyouthday.com/krakow-2016
For two days prior to WYD, Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th July, the Saint John of God Family will hold an International Meeting of young people connected with the Order.
The theme is “Hospitality Today - What Is Our Mission Today”.
Polish Brothers WYD International Meeting – www.hospitality2016.org
With the General Election date announced this week, the Federation is calling on member organisations to include a number of key items in their election manifestos. According to the Federation, the sector has been proactive in implementing innovative practice developments and wide ranging cost efficiencies in recent years. However, the capacity and ability of the sector to respond to these demands for new and enhanced services has been severely compromised due to the recession and the penal cutbacks in capital and revenue investment in intellectual disability services since 2008. This, combined with the substantial reductions in core funding, the moratorium on recruitment and the costs of compliance with HIQA standards in residential services, has placed an unbearable financial strain on many organisations.
Congratulations to Dr Eric Roche and Detect Alumni Dr Laoise Renwick, University of Manchester, and Dr Brian O' Donoghue Orygen, Melbourne, on their achievment in having papers published in the October issue of the prestigious journal Schizophrenia Research. It is a first for Detect to have three papers published in the same issue of an international publication. The details are listed below:
Prodromal symptoms and remission following first episode psychosis
Laoise Renwick, John Lyne, Brian O. Donoghue, Liz Owens, Roisin Doyle, Michele Hill, Emma McCarthy, Mark Pilling, Eadbhard O'Callaghan, Mary Clarke
The factor structure and clinical utility of formal thought disorder in first episode psychosis
Eric Roche, John Paul Lyne, Brian O'Donoghue, Ricardo Segurado, Anthony Kinsella, Ailish Hannigan, Brendan D. Kelly, Kevin Malone, Mary Clarke
Environmental factors and the age at onset in first episode psychosis
Brian O'Donoghue, John Lyne, Kevin Madigan, Abbie Lane, Niall Turner, Eadbhard O'Callaghan, Mary Clarke
At the missioning ceremony held at Menni Services offices in Tallaght (from left): Provincial Brother Donatus Forkan, Regional Directors Teresa Mallon and Phil Gray, Community Services CEO Bernadette Shevlin, Regional Directors Clare Dempsey and Pauline Bergin and Hospitaller Ministries Group Chief Executive John Pepper .
Congratulations to the new Regional Directors who took up their posts on 1st May.
The Regions are as follows:
East
Carmona Services
Kerry Services
Saint Augustine's School
STEP and City Gate
Pauline Bergin commenced as Regional Director, East on 1st May and will assume responsibilty for Carmona Services on 1st July 2014.
North East
North East Services
Teresa Mallon commenced as Regional Director on 1st May 2014.
West
Kildare Services
Menni Services
Phil Gray will commence as Regional Director - West on 1st July 2014 but remains as Director of Services in Carmona Services until then.
Mental Health
Cluain Mhuire Community Mental Health Services
Lucena Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Clare Dempsey is assigned on an interim basis as Regional Director - West from 1st May 2014. Clare will be taking up duty as Regional Director - Mental Health Services on 1st July 2014.
