Learning Exchange Series

Understanding Trauma: Pathways to Recognition and Support

On Thursday, 26 November 2023 the Saint John of God Research Foundation led a webinar on ‘Understanding Trauma: Pathways to recognition and support’. Our four keynote speakers included Caroline Dench, Coordinator at the Callan Institute, Dr Eimir McGrath, Psychotherapist & Play Therapist, Dr Aoife Twohig, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and Vicky Everett, Deputy Operations Managers with SJOG UK. If you visit the SJOG Research Foundation channel on YouTube, you can now watch back all the presentations from the night. The link is as follows: 

https://www.youtube.com/@researchfoundation8752/playlists

When you click on the Trauma video the individual videos for each speaker will appear on the right-hand side of your screen. Alternatively, they can be viewed under the Videos tab on our YouTube page.

Neurodivergence, Risk & Suicide

On Wednesday, 16 November ADHD Ireland, the Psychological Society of Ireland and Saint John of God Research Foundation led a webinar on ‘Neurodiversity, Risk and Suicide’. If you visit the SJOG Research Foundation channel on YouTube, you can now watch back all the presentations from the night. The link is as follows:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4hFUBpfgXgT6WdV51s9NQ

Also the webinar and the issues raised have been covered by the Irish Times and you can read the article from today’s paper here:

https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2022/11/21/more-awareness-needed-of-risk-of-suicide-and-self-harm-among-people-with-adhd-and-autism/