Looking forward to engaging with all involved in today’s conference #tipcon2024 Quality Matters

Safe Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG is delighted to be attending the Trauma Informed Practice Ireland Conference 2024 this morning #tipcon24 Quality Matters Respond Housing

Beyond excited to be here for the day amongst 350 like-minded people from so many different sectors. This is the most rewarding form of CPD for me. #tipcon24 #traumainformed #CPD

Sen. Lynn Ruane Seanad CEG reads a powerful piece by an inmate of Mountjoy Prison describing his unresolved trauma as ‘ghosts that torment him’..an excellent point, do you stop being a victim of trauma when you become a perpetrator of harm? ‘Hurt people, Hurt people’ #Tipcon24

#tipcon24 only started and I already learned so much!

Really enjoying the fantastic speakers at #tipcon24

Powerful input #tipcon24

Dr. Ray O’Neill from Dublin City University just spoke about the shame of trauma and the trauma of shame. Wow. There is so much more we have to learn about how to be with this complex emotion. I feel this talk was just too brief - I could’ve listened for so much longer!👏🏻 #tipcon24

“People in recovery become better than well” - Prof. Jo Hanna Ivers in the context of working with people with substance addictions. Recovery really is possible and we need to hold that in mind. Such an inspiring talk. #tipcon24 #traumainformed

Our #keynote Q&A session brought powerful insights into how we shape trauma-informed practice here in Ireland: - "Lived experience needs to inform everything... it’s essential for improving our services, delivery, and practitioners." – Dr. Ray O’Neill - "You’ll frighten people

Prof. Jo-Hanna Ivers from Trinity College Dublin explained that #chronicstress can lead to illnesses like cancer and autoimmune diseases and how the #epigenetics of trauma and recovery can impact future generations. “A tough start in life, with little support, results in high #allostatic

"Diversity is a source of strength, a gift that allows us to see the world from multiple perspectives." Lorraine O'Connor from Muslim Sisters of Eire Muslim Sisters of Eire shared deeply personal insights into navigating the complexities of living on "two sides of the tracks" as both a

“Art is a weapon that can confront oppression in all forms.” Gráinnemir Abu Alrob, activist and #Palestinian refugee, shared powerful lessons from his experience of trauma. “When you work with anyone who has faced trauma, remind them to be in their body.” – Gráinnemir, on

“If we believe that another world is possible, we have to be on a lifelong journey to #traumainformedpractice. The professional is personal.” Blezzing Dada-BIPOC Irish Mental Health Activist, Youth Worker and Mental Health Activist, spoke powerfully on Decolonising Services “A lot of young black kids like myself

“In the first two years since the introduction of legislation to criminalise sex work, sex workers are experiencing increases in violence and harassment. It also reduces income for the most marginalised women who are working to combat dire poverty.” Patricia Leahy from the

“We need to invert power structures around who says what is good. The people who should decide what a trauma-informed service is, should be our service users.”* – Dr. Hurley Jennifer Brandt and Dr. Emma Hurley shared powerful insights about shifting power dynamics and putting

"As Palestinians, we wake up every day to stories of trauma. Just today, I woke up to hearing that a Down syndrome child in my community was shot in the head. This is the daily reality many of us face. " @talhawisewolf Today, we are taking action for Palestine, and we stand

300+ Irish social, health and care services are demanding the Irish government [Micheál Martin ,Simon Harris TD, Irish Foreign Ministry , Charlie Flanagan ] to act urgently to: 1. Pass the Occupied Territories Bill 2. Enforce meaningful sanctions 3. Prevent arms from being transported in

Listening to the courageous Dr Morgan McGonagle on Morning Ireland . Surely we can fast-track visas for the siblings of the sick children in Gaza approved for travel for emergency care in Ireland? Simon Harris TD ❤️

85% of Gaza is now occupied. This “humanitarian city” Netanyahu is planning in Rafah, is a centre that people will be moved into and not be allowed to leave. Let’s call it what it is, a concentration camp.