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Rural Affairs: helping survivors escape 'mental prison' of abuse
Jacqueline Hogge
Sharing her survival story of childhood sexual abuse, mother of two and grandmother of five, Ann Moore is hoping to create a sisterhood of support for fellow victims, she tells Jacqueline Hogge.
18 September 2024 l2
Social prescribing helps ‘combat social exclusion’
The growth of social prescribing, where people struggling with isolation are connected to their communities, is leading to enhanced mental health, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
4 September 2024 Features
Break the Cycle: giving light and hope
A Kilkenny woman who lost her son and husband to suicide, is offering hope and practical support to others struggling with their mental health, writes Deirdre Verney.
Health: fake benzos puts lives in danger
Fake benzodiazepines or counterfeit anti-anxiety medication is putting the lives of users at risk, writes Margaret Hawkins.
28 August 2024 Health
Where to turn to if you need support
With many students and parents navigating through the Leaving Cert results, CAO offers and going to college, it is important to know where to go when you need help, writes Sarah McIntosh.
21 August 2024 Education
Rural Life: stigma stops men seeking domestic abuse support
In the second part of our series on domestic violence, Jacqueline Hogge speaks to male victims who share their experience of coercive control by former partners and the damage it inflicts on families.
17 July 2024 Features