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Positive Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Women and Children 2011- 2013
SI Federation Conference 2013
SI Republic of Ireland - National Project
Sarah McCormack National Co-ordinator
Focus on Education
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Context - Worldwide
• Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world, especially among young people.
• Nearly one million people die by suicide each year. This corresponds to one death by suicide every 40 seconds.
• Suicide is the biggest cause of death amongst men and women under the age of 35.
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Context – Republic of Ireland • In any year an average of 10,000 individuals
present at Emergency Departments from deliberate Self Harm. Many have repeat visits.
• Highest % is women
• All of us need to understand and look after our mental health:– What is it – It is fragile – No mental health – no health at all
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What is this project?
What can Soroptimists do for Suicide Prevention and Positive Mental Health ?
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Soroptimists HSE Mental Health Ireland
Project Objectives
The Project - Three Parties Involved
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Objectives
• To assist with making information more readily available in the community
• To assist with the work for the removal of stigma associated with mental health
• To assist with the work to build a more suicide alert community
Not a fundraising
project
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Update Reports
Soroptimist Education
Step by step guide
The project pushing us out o
f our “
comfort zone”
Visit Clubs – educate/Encourage/Lead
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Action transforming lives :
• National objectives, national framework, national guidelines – Some national actions
• But clubs have total freedom to design their own activities – Be creative!
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Examples of Project activities
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National activities
Soroptimists produced Youth support card – circulated through the clubs to the youthCard distributed to schools, shops, clubs and circulated at all Soroptimist events
Soroptimist Girls Public Speaking competition - Mental Health Topic on the list of presenting topics
“Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all’ Bill Clinton.
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National activities
Green Ribbon - Fighting Mental Health stigma – May
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National
SafeT.A.L.K. provided free by the HSE . First aid course to get the community more aware of signs and symptoms of suicide
• Soroptimists promoting and organising these talks.
• Will have >350 people – Soroptimists and general public complete this course
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Club Activities
Soroptimists teamed up with different organisations in their area:
• Events held for the Youth – linking in with colleges • Some focused on cyber bullying and bullying in
general • Some held art and poster mental health
competitions• Activities – get the youth “doing” being involved -
musical evenings, balloon competitions etc
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Club Activities
Events for the General Public – Endless and Creative! • Expert Groups and with keynote speakers • Open debate forums • Guest speakers – some got TV personalities • Information stands at all events – distribute information • Participated in PIETA Darkness into Light 4 a.m. walk • Linked the project in with International Women’s Day –
Total Health and Beauty !• Ecumenical Service for World Suicide Prevention Day, 10th
September• Educational events of different types for World Mental
Health Day 10th October.
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Castlebar
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Public Speakinggirl
Naas/Newbridge
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Mullingar
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Soroptimists – What do we gain? • Expanded our networks ----- • More visible in the community – engaging work• People like what we are doing – see us in action in a
project that is challenging but so much needed • More people know more about Soroptimists• Encouraging new members ….. • We Soroptimists have “grown” surprised ourselves!
Educate Empower Enable Educate
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Positive Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Women and Children 2011- 2013
SI Federation Conference 2013
SI Republic of Ireland - National Project
Sarah McCormack National Co-ordinator