The reasons for school refusal are multi-faceted and complex. On any given day in Ireland 6% of the total school going population, 60,000 children and young people, miss school.
A cavalcade of cars, of Staff and of Volunteers set off from the Bluestack Special Needs Foundation in Donegal Town to deliver sensory support gift bags to help families to cope during the COVID-19 public health restrictions.
Big inter-agency effort: 2,000 Activity Packs for children aged 4 to 12 years being distributed to support Louth families staying at home at this time.
Kerry Children and Young People’s Services Committee is delighted to present their new and improved local website.
Louth CYPSC is delighted to announce an exciting initiative with Dundalk Credit Union and the Health Service Executive to encourage children and young people to write letters to those who are cocooning during the Covid 19 crisis.
Children and Young People's Services Committees are pleased to support the Children's Rights Alliance's newly launched Food Provision Scheme.
The digital launch of Clare CYPSC’s Children and Young People’s Plan is taking place today across a range of social media platforms.
Across Ireland during the COVID-19 crisis CYPSC continue working to ensure that service responses for children, young people and families are co-ordinated and meeting needs. We have prepared a shortcut to each CYPSC area information.
Waterford Children and Young People’s Services Committee (CYPSC) launched its Children and Young People's Plan '19 - '22 in City Hall, Waterford. The overall purpose of Waterford CYPSC is to ensure better outcomes for children and young people through enhanced co-ordination of local services and organisations.
As part of the national response to Covid-19, the Department of Health, the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Health Service Executive are working closely to support stakeholders and community groups. Important public health information to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is available.
Over 7,000 children in County Clare are excited to receive delivery of The Imagination Playground, a modern resource that assists in the development of children’s motor and cognitive skills.
Wexford services gathered recently to learn about each other's services and receive their copies of a new sign-posting tool to support families that need to access Child and Youth Mental Health Services.
Donegal CYPSC Disability Inclusion Working Group are running two Disability Inclusion Workshops for staff and volunteers working in a range of local services.
Seminar held to look at experiences of using the Non Violent Resistance (NVR) programme to address the complex problem of Child-to-Parent Violence.
The South Dublin Children and Young People's Service Committee offers its deep condolences to the family and friends of the three children who tragically lost their lives on Friday.