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A Year in Review, CASP 2022: Clondalkin Addiction Support Programme
As covid restrictions eased from February 2022, CASP were eager to reenergise our in-person services. Services such as key working, group work, counselling, needle exchange, family support, prison links and methadone dispensing clinics continued throughout the pandemic but there was a great energy and enthusiasm from both staff and service users to re-build the service…
Read MoreMid-West Regional Drugs Task Force (MWRDAF) launches QR (Quick Response) Code to quickly access drug and alcohol services in the Midwest
Pictured: Claire Kearns, Nurse for Students on Campus UL, Insp. Ollie Kennedy, Henry Street and Rionach Power, Development Work Mid-West Regional Drugs and Alcohol Forum., Garda Sargent Shane Davern, Mick Lacey, Mid-West Regional Drugs and Alcohol Forum Chairman, Helen Ryan, Regional Coordinator Mid-West Regional Drugs and Alcohol Forum and Mike Walsh, Team Leader of Community Substance Misuse team…
Read MoreNational Recovery Month September 2022
National Recovery Month takes place every year during the month of September. Beginning at the start of September every year since 1989, Recovery Month seeks to raise awareness and understanding towards substance misuse and addiction as well as behavioral and mental health disorders, and also looks to celebrate those that have successfully managed to achieve…
Read MoreCSMT 4 Week Support Group – Wellbeing, Balance & Resilience
In May 2022 CSMT designed and rolled out a peer led support group for young adults focusing on wellbeing, maintaining balance, promoting resilience, understanding the impact of substance misuse on mental health and wellbeing, managing use/non-use, and learning to live a fulfilling life. The four weeks were built on group development and an introduction to…
Read MoreCSMT at UL
CSMT participate in the MWRDAF 3rd level education support committee and in April 2022 an outreach programme was initiated to engage with students in the University of Limerick prior to their annual Race Day event. The focus of the outreach programme was to highlight the dangers to students’ health if participating in use of drugs…
Read MoreSUDS Podcast Overdose Awareness
International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a substance-related death. The impact felt by families and friends it is important to raise awareness on how substance overdose death is preventable. In Ireland hundreds of people die…
Read MoreWhat Is Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous Oxide is a depressant/dissociative/inhalant type substance. It is also known as Laughing Gas, Whippets, Balloons or ‘hippie crack’ along with other names. Nitrous Oxide is a gas that has a number of industrial uses and is used clinically as an anaesthetic gas for pain relief. It is usually inhaled by mouth and recognizable as…
Read MoreWRAP Training September 2019
CASP will be running a health & wellbeing group in September. This programme developed and rolled out by the HSE mental health services for delivery in Community Setting’s is being delivered by CASPs trained facilitators. The programme will run in the first 2 weeks September and is delivered over 4 sessions, (2 sessions per week).…
Read MoreFriday Night Family Support Group
The Family support group meets each Friday evening and is accessed through our Counselling team. Self referrals are welcome. This counsellor led programme, nurtures and values peer support and supports people to develop strategies and actions that allow for those impacted on by another’s use of substances to manage and also to live. CASP family…
Read MoreFamily Fun Day 2019
The day which ran on the July 17th was a success for all those who attended. Though numbers where reduced on recent years, the torrential rain may have had something to do with it. Our usual bouncing castle, face-painting and BBQ was a success. This valuable day for all who attend the service and the…
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