Research Conference Presentations
Please find following a list of publications by our SJOG researchers covering a wide range of topics on mental health.
Watch highlights from our 2024 and 2025 research conferences. For full keynote speaker presentations from our conferences over the last few years, please visit our YouTube Channel.
2025: 35th Annual Research Conference
Exploring Addiction: Research, Regulation and Rehabilitation
The conference aimed to highlight the changing profile of addictions, hearing from researchers and clinicians working across the fields of youth and adult mental health, alongside expert insights into addictions amongst people with intellectual disabilities. The Gambling Regulatory Authority shared research findings and how these will be actioned to address the rise of gambling addiction. Against the backdrop of a growing challenge, there was a message of hope from someone with lived experience of addiction and recovery. With contributions from the CSO, Department of Health, and TILDA, there was a panel discussion on how to embed research in our services to better respond to the challenge of addictions.
Keynote speakers: Prof Colin O’Gara, Prof Bobby Smyth, Prof Evelien Poelen & Anne Marie Caulfield.
2024: 34th Annual Research Conference
Theme: Building Lifelong Health: Insights from Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Research
The 2024 conference theme was ‘Building Lifelong Health: Insights from Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Research’. The guest speakers took us on a journey from early childhood into late adulthood, looking at the factors that impact mental health outcomes, health economics, novel interventions that could change the outlook for those with dementia, and the role of the family and the home in the context of ageing with a disability.
Keynote speakers: Prof Gordon Harold, Dr Dominic Trépel and Prof Seán Kennelly