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Squashy Couch Youth Café, Waterford; Dr
David Gibney, GP, Ballymun Family Practice;
Sandra Delamere, Advanced Clinical Nurse
Practitioner, GUIDE Clinic, St James
Hospital, and Counsellor Conor Brennan.
Caroline spillane, Director of the Hse
Crisis Pregnancy Programme said: “We
have consulted with a large number
of teenagers, parents and people with
experience of working with young people
regarding relationships and sexuality
education. We would like to continue
updating the website and rolling out the
campaign to teachers, youth workers and
teenagers in 2010. We would be delighted
to hear from anyone who would like to
become involved with us on this initiative;
whether it would be to review materials,
suggest content or provide links with young + Una O’Brien with a group of young people attending the Young Mums Programme antenatal class.
people who may like to become involved.”
‘leave it til later'/Delay training will be
delivered by the National Youth Council of Young MuMs
Ireland (NYCI) with funding from the Crisis
“www.b4udecide.ie
PrograMMe
Pregnancy Programme at 14 locations
nationwide in 2010. training courses are
has attracted tens of
Una o’Brien, a staff midwife at our
available free of charge to those working lady of lourdes Hospital in drogheda,
with young people in a youth work, out-
thousands of visitors
describes how Young Mums programme
of-school or non-formal education setting
since its launch. It
their is making a difference.
and will explore the concept of delaying
early sex among young people. Materials
contains information
Our antenatal education and Parentcraft
are being developed for youth workers and Department initially focused on improving
teachers and will be available later this year.
on the age of consent,
our services for the teenage population
To get involved with the ‘b4 u decide’
contraception, stIs and
attending our Unit. Previously there was
initiative contact Orla McGowan of the nothing that particularly enticed the teenage
Crisis Pregnancy Programme at (01) 814
crisis pregnancy.”
population to attend our classes and the
omcgowan@crisispregnancy.ie uptake from that group was generally poor.
For more information on ‘leave it till We decided to develop a programme with
later’/Delay training courses, contact lisa pilot project in Kerry, Cork and Galway). teenagers and young parents as the main
or Elaine at NYCI on (01) 478 4122 or visit • “The Real Deal” – is a peer education focus – one that would provide information
www.youth.ie project delivered by community training to assist them in their everyday lives.
there are many services around the centres that is available in specific Initially I focused on improving my own
country that provide support and assistance regions. knowledge and performance and attended
to young parents, these include a variety of • Barnardos/TPSP North Wexford – a number of study days and workshops
projects such as: operates a service that supports those that offered advice in setting up parentcraft
• Teen parents support programme (TPSP) who provide support to teenage parents, education and teenage classes.
– operates a number of services around such as grandparents in the North In order to share my knowledge within
the country, contact Margaret Morris, the Wexford region. the hospital I developed standards and
National Co-ordinator on (01) 670 0167. • Teenage Health Initiatives – are personal guidelines for staff involved in providing
• Treoir – provides resources and development services delivered by the ‘Young Mums and Young Dads’
information for young parents who are not Foroige youth services. classes. staff and student midwives are
married including the information pack for also encouraged to attend the teenage
parents. For more information on any of these class to update their skills in teaching
• CURA – offers a post natal support service projects, please contact sarah ryan, Hse antenatal education.
for young parents that is currently being Crisis Pregnancy Programme, sryan@ Our aim was to develop, through evidence
offered in three centres at present (as a crisispregnancy.ie. based practice and innovation, an education
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