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About
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Functions
of National Office for Suicide Prevention
- Oversee
the implementation of 'Reach Out' the National
Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention
- Co-ordinate
suicide prevention efforts around the country
- Speak
regularly with agencies and individuals interested
and active in suicide prevention
The NOSP works closely with the HSE Resource Officers
for Suicide Prevention
HSE
Regional Resource Officer contact details >>
NOSP
Team
Geoff
Day
Geoff
Day is Director of the National Office for Suicide
Prevention which was established by the Health Service
Executive in 2005.
He
was previously chair of the National Suicide Review
Group which was established to coordinate the former
health boards activities around suicide prevention.
Before
taking up his present post, Geoff was Assistant
Chief Executive Officer with the North Eastern Health
Board where he managed mental health, primary care
and health promotion services for eight years.
During this period Geoff was responsible for changing
mental health services in Cavan/Monaghan, overseeing
the introduction of the North East Doc out-of-hours
GP service and establishing the regional health
information line.
Geoff
is a member of the HSE’s Expert Advisory Group
on mental health.
A
social worker by training Geoff previously worked
in the National Health Service in England before
moving to Ireland in 1997.
Contact details:
Tel: 01 6352179/01 6352139
Susan Kenny is Training and Development Officer
for the National Office for suicide prevention and
is responsible for the development of training and
education programmes around suicide prevention and
mental health nationally. Susan worked as a community
dietitian and nutrition lecturer before joining
the health promotion department of HSE/Dublin North
East in 2003 where she has been responsible for
devising local strategies to reduce alcohol related
problems in line with the DOHC Strategic Task Force
Reports on Alcohol. Her role involved the formation
of effective alcohol policies and training programmes
across a range of population subgroups and community
settings. She is a member of the national HSE Alcohol
Implementation Committee. Susan completed her M.Sc.
in Community Health from TCD in 2001 and is currently
undertaking a B.BS in Healthcare management.
Contact details:
Tel: 041 6850671
Anne
Callanan
Anne Callanan is the Assistant Research & Resource
Officer with the NOSP. Her responsibilities include
the national co-ordination of the ASIST training
programme and the management of the national data
on deaths by suicide. Previous research experience
include examining the health service needs of homeless
men and examining alcohol consumption levels of
the general population. Anne completed her Master's
in Health Psychology in 1996 and is currently training
in psychotherapy.
Contact details:
Tel: 091 775388
Karen Murphy
Karen Murphy works with the National Office for Suicide Prevention as Personal Assistant to Geoff Day. Karen has many years experience in public administration having worked with the Cardiovascular Strategy and in Recruitment in the HSE - North Eastern Region and previously worked in Community Development with the Local Authorities in Dublin. Karen obtained her BA (Hons) in Psychology in 2007.
Contact details:
Tel: 01 6352179
National
Advisory Group to the NOSP
The
NOSP is advised and guided by an advisory group
comprised of individuals with considerable knowledge
and expertise around suicide prevention, mental
health promotion and bereavement support.
Membership:
- Professor
Margaret Barry, Department of Health Promotion,
NUI Galway
- Dr
Tony Bates, Executive Director, National Centre
for Youth Mental Health
- Mr
Pat Brosnan, Director of Mental Health Services,
St. Joseph's Hospital, Limerick
- Dr
John Connolly, Irish Association of Suicidology
- Mr
Geoff Day, Head, National Office for Suicide
Prevention (Chair)
- Mr
Brian Howard, Chief Executive Officer, Mental
Health Ireland
- Mr
Paul Kelly, Console
- Professor
Kevin Malone, Professor of Psychiatry, UCD/St.
Vincents & 3T's
- Dr
Paul Moran, Psychiatrist, Cluain Mhuire, St.
John of Gods.
- Ms
AnneMarie Sheehan, National Educational Psychological
Service
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