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Direct linkConor Hammersley; Noel Richardson; David Meredith; John McNamara; Paula Carroll; Paul Jenkins – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2025
Purpose: Farmers face particular challenges with their mental health and wellbeing programmes are necessary resources of support. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the 'On Feirm Ground' farmer mental health training programme targeted at farm advisors in Ireland. Methodology: Between October 2021 and April 2022, 'On Feirm Ground' Trainers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs
Walsh, Sharon; Cullinan, John; Flannery, Darragh; Kennelly, Brendan – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Increasing rates of mental ill-health among students in higher education has led to rising demand for campus counselling services and longer waiting times, while considerable unmet need also exists. To design more effective services, it is important to understand what aspects of service provision are most valued by students. We present results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Mental Health, Counseling Services
Cayleigh Dunworth; Dearbhaile Mahon; Jenny McSharry; Jennifer Holloway; Helena Lydon – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
In Ireland, the provision of behavior support services has developed following the introduction of Health Information and Quality Authority (2013) standards and the regulation of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) under the Health Act (2007). The purpose of this study was to explore what factors facilitate and act as barriers to implementation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Positive Behavior Supports, Barriers, Counselor Attitudes
John Goodwin; Eileen Savage; Aine O'Donovan – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of mental health services from the perspectives of adolescents with no prior service experience. Thirty students in the Transition Year (fourth year) of secondary school participated in this study: 22 females and 8 males, aged 15 to 16. There was equal distribution across rural and urban settings.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Transitional Programs, Mental Health, Student Needs
Hoctor, Emma; Murphy, Eddie; Connaughton, Leda; O'Connor, Martin; McHugh, Louise; McCarron, Heidi; Breen, Julie; O'Reilly, Gary – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2023
During childhood and adolescence, it is crucial for individuals to develop appropriate emotional literacy, coping, and social skills. Programmes targeting youth well-being are increasingly being implemented in schools around the world. This study aims to describe the opinions of schoolchildren with low levels of subjective well-being in relation…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Well Being, Resilience (Psychology), Psychological Patterns
Emma Farrell; Jennifer Symonds; Dympna Devine; Seaneen Sloan; Mags Crean; Abbie Cahoon; Julie Hogan – Health Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the meaning of the term well-being as conceptualised by parents, grandparents, principals and teachers in the Irish primary education system. Design/methodology/approach: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was adopted to understand the nature and meaning of the phenomenon of well-being.…
Descriptors: Well Being, Elementary School Teachers, Parents, Grandparents
Aoife Clancy; Martin O'Connor; Eddie Murphy; Leda Connaughton; Gary O'Reilly – School Psychology International, 2024
Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health concerns in youth, with rates of these internalizing problems continuing to rise. Universal school-based interventions have shown promising results in improving poor mental health outcomes; however, more research is needed across different cultural contexts. This study is part of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Mental Health, Behavior Modification
Molly X. Manning; Caoimhe Cleary; Caitriona McCaughey – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Supporting psychosocial well-being in aphasia is necessarily person-centred, interdisciplinary and coordinated. Shortcomings in such support are described in Ireland and elsewhere. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are integral; and describing current practice and barriers they experience is important for enhancing service…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Psychological Patterns
Derek A. Laffan; Robert Slonje; Catriona Ledwith; Colm O'Reilly; Mairéad Foody – International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2024
Research has indicated that gifted adolescents experience an increased amount of bullying and cyberbullying compared to their non-gifted peers. However, there has not been a sufficient attempt to investigate the extent of bullying and cyberbullying victimisation among gifted adolescent populations in Ireland. A total of 195 gifted adolescents…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Adolescents
Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Van der Graaff, Jolien; Workman, Katey; Carlo, Gustavo; Branje, Susan; Carrizales, Alexia; Gerbino, Maria; Gülseven, Zehra; Hawk, Skyler T.; Luengo Kanacri, Paula; Mesurado, Belén; Samper-García, Paula; Shen, Yuh-Ling; Taylor, Laura K.; Trach, Jessica; van Zalk, Maarten H. W.; Žukauskiene, Rita – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
Evidence suggests an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, particularly among emerging adults. However, theories on altruism born of suffering or adversarial growth suggest that we might also see prosocial behavior as a function of the pandemic, which may protect against mental health challenges. Because cultural values are central in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Mental Health, Prosocial Behavior, Cultural Influences
Agnes Higgins; Carmel Downes; Rebecca Murphy; Jennifer Barry; Mark Monahan; Louise Doyle; Patrick Gibbons – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2022
Few studies have explored the problem of engagement in relation to group psychoeducation from a multi-site and multi-stakeholder perspective. The aim of the study was to explore the factors influencing service user and family engagement with group psychoeducation programmes. The study design was qualitative descriptive. Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Mental Health Programs, Participation
Beausaert, Simon; Froehlich, Dominik E; Riley, Philip; Gallant, Andrea – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
The well-being and mental health of principals is being threatened by changing working conditions such as a broader variety of roles and tasks. In this article, we argue that social capital might buffer against declining (mental) health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential influence of social capital, including both internal…
Descriptors: Principals, Well Being, Social Capital, Mental Health
Gráinne Hickey; Hannah Stynes – Irish Educational Studies, 2024
A National Wellbeing Project was developed following COVID-19 to promote wellbeing in children and young people (CYP). Two 8-week, awareness-based interventions, Breath-Body-Mind (BBM) and Creative Mindfulness (CM), were delivered by external facilitators over an 8-week period in primary and post-primary schools across 5 sites in the Republic of…
Descriptors: Well Being, COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries
Sharpe, Jane; Bunting, Brendan; Heary, Caroline – School Mental Health, 2023
Although there is a wealth of research addressing the association between mental health and school absenteeism, there are calls for a better understanding of how mental health difficulties might predict SAPs (Egger et al., 2003; Finning et al., 2022; Ingul et al., 2019; Wood et al., 2012). The aim of this paper was to create a more nuanced…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Attendance Patterns, Mental Health, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Niamh Flynn; Clíona Murray; Cormac Forkan; Carmen Kealy – Irish Educational Studies, 2024
Many concerns exist about potential long-term psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people. While the school has been identified as having a vital role in psychological recovery post-disaster more generally, it is unclear as yet how young people have adapted to the return to in-person education. This paper reports on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, In Person Learning, COVID-19
