Month: May 2025

Dublin to host the International Association of Youth Mental Health Conference in 2026

Posted on by Ian Carey

It’s the largest gathering of researchers, practitioners and young people supporting youth mental health in the world.

And next year the International Association for Youth Mental Health (IAYMH) Conference will take place in Dublin.

Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, with the support of the Department of Health and the HSE, was successful in bidding to bring the prestigious conference to Ireland.

The conference will take place at Dublin’s Convention Centre from November 25th to 27th, 2026.

This global conference will be planned and delivered in partnership with young people. It will spotlight cutting-edge Youth Mental Health practice, policy and research, connect young people with each other, researchers, practitioners, organisations, and policy makers, to explore how evidence drives change in policy, practice, and services.

 

 

M&S donate €150k to support youth mental health

Posted on by Ian Carey

Marks & Spencer Country Director Eddie Murphy has presented Jigsaw with a donation of €150,000 to help support the mental health of young people around Ireland.  

This week marked one year since Jigsaw and M&S entered into our exciting partnership.

Under the banner, ‘Together we’ve got this’, the partnership aims to raise capacity, reach, and accessibility of the help available to young people across Ireland struggling with their mental health through a series of fundraising and awareness initiatives.

The last 12 months have seen a range of initiatives across areas such as in-store fundraising, staff training and public awareness campaigns. With over e150k raised to date, the partnership is due to go from strength to strength over the next 2 years.

 

PODCAST: How to manage exam stress

Posted on by Ian Carey

Exam stress impacts everyone. Learning how to manage it is essential to success and well-being at school.

As part of Jigsaw’s new schools programme Neart, the team has produced a podcast which provides tips and advice on how to understand and manage the stress of exams for students and parents.

Listen here

 

In this episode, the Neart schools team talks to Dr. Kim Lombard from Jigsaw, Catríona Rodgers and Eoin Houlihan from the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, Áine Lynch from the National Parents Council, Joe Leonard, principal of Cross and Passion College in Kildare, and Cian and Katie from the National Comhairle na nÓg.

We discuss the impact exam stress has on young people and families, how parents can recognise when a young person is experiencing a worrying level of stress, some practical ways parents can support young people, and possible avenues of further support for both young people and their parents.

The Neart Youth Mental Health Podcast is brought to you by Jigsaw, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, and the Department of Education and the National Educational Psychological Service.

Information on the organisations and supports mentioned can be found here: Exam Stress Episode resource

A general list of supports for parents & guardians can be found here: Parent & Guardian Support List

To sign up for the Neart Parent newsletter and access further supports, register here: Neart Parent Registration

For more information on Neart visit www.jigsaw.ie/neart