The campaigning group, Mental Health Reform, is holding a public meeting today from 2.30pm-4.30pm in Portlaoise, Co Laois to explain its Agenda for Action towards implementing the mental health services policy document, A Vision for Change. The meeting will be held in the National Learning Network Centre, Dublin Road, Portlaoise. Tel: 01 6121422 or rsvp@mentalhealthreform.ie for more details.
The correct foods to enhance fertility, according to Chinese medicine, is a free public talk tonight at 6.30pm in the Fitzwilliam Health Clinic, 19 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin. It will be given by Amanda Hughes, acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner. Advance booking on tel: 01 6618949 or email:info@fitz williamhealth.ie
The HSE is involved with the launch of two new support websites for pregnant women. The first, whatsupmum.ie(with web TV and smart phone applications) provides free advice to new and expectant families throughout Ireland. The second, here2help.ie, aims to offer support to those involved in a crisis pregnancy. Here2Help is one of the Positive Options agencies funded by the HSE Crisis Pregnancy programme.
Chrysalis, the holistic health centre formerly in Co Wicklow, has just launched its summer programme in a new venue – the Ardenode Country House Hotel, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare. See chrysalis.iefor details of residential, one-day workshops and retreats until September. Tel: 087 7798877 or email peace@chrysalis.
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are seeking volunteers for a study on Vitamin D supplementation and Crohn’s disease. Contact Tara Raftery on rafteryt@tcd.ie if you’d like to be involved.
Europa Donna Ireland, the Irish Breast Cancer Campaign, is holding a free information session, Interpreting your pathology report, by Eoin Gaffney, professor of histopathology, TCD and St James’s Hospital, at 12.30pm on Saturday in The Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2. More details on 087 6383609.
