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PARENTS PLUS – Adolescent Programme

An evidence-based parenting course promoting effective communication and positive relationships in families with adolescents aged 11 to 16 years. Information Session: Wednesday 4th March 2020 at 10.00a.m Followed by an 8 Week Course – 2 hours/ week When: Wednesday ...

Smart Recovery Meetings Cork & Online

Self-Management And Recovery Training (SMART) is a global community of mutual-support groups. At meetings, participants help one another resolve problems with any addiction (to drugs or alcohol or to activities such as gambling or over-eating). Participants find and develop...

Community Action on Alcohol Northside – Local Action Plan 2019-20

Following the successful implementation of the previous Local Action on Alcohol Plan 2016–18 which aimed to bring about change in the local environment and community systems, which currently facilitate harmful levels of consumption and patterns of drinking in Ireland,...

4th year placement

Thanks so much Caitriona Lane for completing her 4th year student placement with the drug and alcohol task force. Caitriona was on placement from Glanmire Community Collage.

Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month, November 2018

The CORK DRUG & ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH will be taking place again this November. The aim of Cork Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month is to raise awareness and signpost information so that communities, families and professionals know where to...

North South Conference on Community Action on Alcohol, November 22nd 2018

This exciting conference will bring together community, voluntary, local government, youth and community sectors, drug and alcohol services and Task Forces, academics and policy makers to present the work of communities in tackling alcohol harm and to explore the...

‘Hello Sunday Morning’ Road Race 2018

“Hello Sunday Morning” encourages individuals to look at changing the pattern of their drinking by taking a break from alcohol & incentivising that break with goals e.g. taking up running/exercise. Further details can be found at http://www.hellosundaymorning.org/ In 2014 as...

Lee Fields 4 Mile Road Race – New Date

Our ‘Lee Fields 4 Mile Road Race’ will now be taking place on Sunday June 17th. In conjunction with Hello Sunday Morning, the HSE, Cork Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force, and Southern Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force,...

UCC RAG Week 2018

Services collaborate to provide information to students as part of UCC RAG Week. As part of University College Cork (UCC) RAG week 2018, Cork Drug and Alcohol Task Force collaborated with The Sexual Health Centre Cork and UCC DJ...

Case-Management: Inter-Agency Seminar, Feb 2018

The seminar ‘An Exploration of Case-Management and Opportunities for Inter-Agency Collaboration’ was held on February 22nd in the Vertigo Room, Cork County Hall. Since the publication of the National Drug Rehabilitation Framework in 2010, work has been on-going in developing a case-management...