Booking this event:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/self-harm-awareness-conference-2020-tickets-86672595065

About the Conference: 

Taking place in St Patrick's University Hospital, the conference aims to increase awareness and understanding around self-harm, and is open to healthcare professionals, social care and education providers, parents, carers, and policy-makers.

Speakers

While screenwriter and best-selling children’s author Dave Rudden joins us a special guest speaker to explore his personal experience of self-harm, other presenters and contributors include:

• Dr Caroline Clements, Project Manager of the Manchester Self-Harm Project and Research Associate at the Division of Psychology and Mental Health at the University of Manchester

• Dr Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at St Patrick's Mental Health Services

• Dr Anne Jeffers, Consultant Psychiatrist and National Clinical Lead for the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Clinical Care Programme for people presenting to emergency departments following self-harm

• Kim Dempsey and Keeva Tallon of Pieta House’s Resilience Academy

• Representatives of the Tallaght Travellers Community Development Project.