“There’s always hope of recovering.” Patrick McGorry explains in today’s The Australian why we need more funding for mental healthcare, not talk of euthanasia. Read in full: bit.ly/49IrrWf

Tomorrow is the start of eating disorder awareness week #EDAW2024 highlighting that there is always hope for recovery. BTW the same applies for the other 51 weeks of the year 💜Linn Dara Community Eating Disorders Service @LyonsIvanna Bodywhys Harriet Parsons Dr. Colman Noctor

“Trends like Legging Legs, which promote things like thigh gaps, are dangerous and harmful, especially to youngsters who naively interpret the often unrealistic goals as something they ‘need’ to pursue” irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

It's Eating Disorder Awareness Week. 🌟 According to Bodywhys Approx 200,000 people in Ireland are affected by eating disorders and they have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. If you or someone you know is struggling, reach out for help. Recovery is possible.

🔎 Some recent Irish data highlights age-related findings on paediatric admissions for eating disorders. Full paper here: adc.bmj.com/content/108/Su… #EDAW2024

Excited for the Irish National Eating Disorders Conference today and my keynote on “lived experiences: what the professionals need to know”. I’ll try sharing some of my thoughts today or over the weekend :))

We can do better 😔

#INEDCONF2024 #HOPE ⁦@LyonsIvanna⁩ ⁦Bodywhys⁩

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‘Why do we put an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, not a fence at the top?’ John Bird, The Big Issue magazine Simon Kuper Financial Times

“The learnings from the Children's Rights Alliance report and other international post-lockdown studies suggest that providing children with opportunities for social and emotional development is essential for their mental wellbeing. If they miss out, it comes at a cost”

A huge thanks to Senator Rebecca Moynihan for inviting us for a tour of both Houses of the Oireachtas this morning. Our tour was made even more enjoyable by our very informative & kind tour usher, Susan 🙌🏼 Thanks to all of our teachers also for organising a great early school tour 💫

Environmentally friendly fuel being used in this house

Is your child in primary school? Looking for #onlinesafety advice? Dr. Colman Noctor will provide expert advice in our FREE webinar on March 20th at 7pm. 🎟️Register at: bit.ly/3wLRA8D #Edchatie Oide Technology in Education Dr. Colman Noctor

A great week 1 last Wednesday.. over 100 signups again. Looking forward to our second evening together this Wednesday Bodywhys National Clinical Programme Eating Disorders Mary Butler TD @CAREDSCork @CAREDIreland Mind EveryBody

Colman Noctor: We need physical education and media literacy on the new primary curriculum irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

4 years ago today schools closed ahead of pandemic and sadly, for so many young people, the impact is still being felt. irishtimes.com/news/health/co…

Sequel to Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment 🐈‍⬛

“While it is practical to manage our banking and utilities with apps, algorithms and bots, there will always be a need to make a phone call, and have a conversation with another human”

'It takes over': Eating disorder patients struggle to find help rte.ie/news/primetime… via RTÉ