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2018 – Summer of Awareness and Awakening

Raymond Lambert ·
Between Cork and Belfast, Ireland will have seen an unprecedented amount of trauma speakers, all world specialists, and we hope that this will transform the nation. But although science confirms these findings on an almost daily basis, this information is not new as the ACEs have been in the public domain for the last 20 years. There is therefore no need to re-invent the wheel. With the launch of < ACEs-in-Ireland > we hope to bring the best and most relevant facts and to soften the...
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A miracle cure for a patched-up society? Ireland April 2018

Raymond Lambert ·
A miracle cure for a patched-up society? By Contributor 19th April 2018 The recent lidocaine (Versatis) patch controversy seems to be a wider debate about health resources — one which could be resolved by just sticking a plaster on it (pun intended), GP Dr William Ralph supposes The recent lidocaine (Versatis) patch debate seemed, on the surface, to be just another healthcare resource allocation decided by the media in the face of Health Service Executive (HSE) intransigence, and a disregard...
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Bearing witness to trauma among offenders: harnessing the Adverse Childhood Experiences evidence for better outcomes (Jane Mulcahy via YouTube & online).

Raymond Lambert ·
This is a talk by Jane Mulcahy of the University College Cork, Ireland. This video was just published on YouTube today by the National Health Scotland today - Video link at the end - Mulcahy talks about how and what to talk ACEs, in general, as well as specifically as relates to relating with offenders. Here are some quotes: Cissy's note: For those also new to her work (like), who want to learn more, here's a pdf of the same name with more details and references. #ACEs ...
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Do we, in Ireland, have our very own Dr Nadine in Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh ? HEALTH PROGRAMME FOR THE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED IS REAPING BENEFITS

Raymond Lambert ·
Irish Health Innovator 1 : Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh. (7 May 2019) Dr Cliona Ní Cheallaigh, consultant in general medicine and infectious diseases at Dublin St James Hospital, pioneers a unique programme of inclusion health. This is a dedicated service to tackle health and social inequities among our most vulnerable and socially excluded populations: the homeless, people with substance use disorders, sex workers, and prisoners. A year-long pilot study of Ní Cheallaigh’s programme showed...
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Dreaming of Making Ireland the First ACE-Aware REPUBLIC !

Raymond Lambert ·
Sunday Herald Supplement - 23 Sept 2018 Re: Glasgow ACEs Conference Click on the Tabs for details http://aceawarescotland.com/vision/
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Excellent new Animation from Northern Ireland

Raymond Lambert ·
Excellent new animation about ACEs from Northern Ireland, slighly different from the short videos we have been used to and with a new angle : put words into action - at all levels especially at the top. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY-8HilOzh0
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Excellent New Irish Probation Study (2018) : Aligns with Similar Research Nationally and Internationally

Raymond Lambert ·
This study shows - once again - that it is not essential to begin every project with lengthy and expensive research, when immediate action and intervention is what counts. Thanks to #ACEs, the data is there already : not rocket-science, and no need to re-invent the wheel. [ ... Notwithstanding the small cohort involved, this research adds to the international body of evidence on trauma and substance use, criminality and homelessness . The research highlights the need for health and community...
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Heal from Trauma - Nature's Way

Raymond Lambert ·
[ ..... Reframing our cultural understanding of how trauma works is fundamental to creating institutional and personal strategies for healing that truly work ......... While there is a growing awareness in.....workplaces and communities about the prevalence of trauma in both personal and occupational contexts - including with children - a nuanced understanding of healing is still in the early stages..... ] [ ....“There’s tons of people getting trauma-informed out there ..... But people don’t...
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#Homelessness / Exploring the connection between early trauma and later negative life events among Cork Simon service users.

Raymond Lambert ·
One of the first ACEs study conducted in Ireland - this one amongst the Cork Simon Community, an organisation caring for adult-homeless people. This link is a very visual presentation, including 2 locally-made videos , plus 2 standard ACEs videos at the end. In another link we will present the more text-and-data version of the study. Authors : Dr. Sharon Lambert & Graham Gill-Emerson. March 2017 >>> ACE's at Cork Simon
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'It Breaks My Heart': School Principal Says Living in Emergency Accomodation Having Huge Impacts on Lives of Children [echolive.ie]

From Cork News-Live, February 17, 2020 IT is “simply unacceptable” that children across Ireland are experiencing homelessness, a Cork principal has said, expressing her anger and upset at the situation. Nickie Egan, principal of North Presentation Primary School on Gerald Griffin St, has encouraged her staff to become more aware of the difficulties facing homeless students, and those experiencing other issues, in a bid to aid their development. There were 9,731 homeless people in Ireland in...
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Towards an ACE-Aware, trauma-responsive Ireland

Jane Mulcahy ·
This Law and Justice special podcast was recorded live at the "Towards an ACE-Aware, trauma-responsive Ireland" event at Bewley's Cafe Theatre in Dublin on November 28th, 2018. The event, organised in conjunction with the Irish ACEs and Trauma-informed Forum, was kindly sponsored by Senator Lynn Ruane. It was an open discussion with survivors of childhood trauma. professionals working in the Early Years sector, education, health, addiction, criminal justice and psychotherapy about the...
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Re: Dreaming of Making Ireland the First ACE-Aware REPUBLIC !

ann marie keane ·
#I'm ACE Aware are you ?
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Re: Dreaming of Making Ireland the First ACE-Aware REPUBLIC !

Raymond Lambert ·
Of course you are Ann marie ! Scotland is stealing a march on us with their goal to become the first ACE-Aware Nation. But as Ireland IS a republic of sort, I put my intention out here. Don't forget to click open the link above : it's the electronic supplement the Sunday Herald newspaper published. A fine example for us to aspire to.
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Re: A miracle cure for a patched-up society? Ireland April 2018

Raymond Lambert ·
Powerful article which sums up pretty well the state of the nation.
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Re: 'It Breaks My Heart': School Principal Says Living in Emergency Accomodation Having Huge Impacts on Lives of Children [echolive.ie]

Ann Hayden ·
This is so sad and so unnecessary. We are a wealthy country and can easily afford to house our citizens if there was the political will. These children are suffering and will continue to suffer into their adolescent and adult lives.
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