Scholarly Impact Report 2023

CATHERINE MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, UCC

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THEME 5 - MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: PEOPLE, ORGANISATIONS, AND PLACES

Theme 5 - Mental Health & Wellbeing for the 21st Century: People, Organisations, and Places The Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Cluster in the School of Nursing and Midwifery is focused on the application of contemporary approaches to research and practice for the improvement of the mental health and wellbeing of people. It has been an exceptionally busy year for the team, with over 20 peer reviewed papers and reports published and 6 active research grants. They have grown their international collaborations and are currently working with partners in Australia, Finland, Bulgaria, Hamburg and Bochum in Germany and Scotland. Their work has been supported by the employment of Prof Brenda Happell, the number one ranked mental health nursing researcher in the world, as a mentor to the team. During her employment she has contributed to 18 peer review papers, three grant applications and two ethical approval submissions, as well as hosting workshops and one-to-one meetings with the team during her visit to Ireland. For enquiries in relation to our research please contact Dr Aine O Donovan - aine.odonovan@ucc.ie.

Report commissioned by the National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate on Staff, General Practitioners and Families Experiences of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Ireland The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Ireland have come under increased scrutiny in the wake of the Maskey (2022) Report, and the review of services conducted by the Mental Health Commission (MHC, 2023), emphasising the need to examine and improve the experiences of stakeholders to inform the future direction of service provision. As a result, the HSE National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate commissioned an independent research study to gain an understanding of the experiences of CAMHS staff, General Practitioners and the parents/guardians of young people who have used CAMHS. University College Cork (UCC) was successful in securing this project. This work led by Dr Aine O Donovan (School of Nursing & Midwifery) and Dr Suzanne McCarthy (School of Pharmacy) with a team of researchers from the School of Nursing & Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Public Health and School of Medicine completed this work in September 2023. This report presents the findings of three independent but interrelated research.

https://www.ucc.ie/en/nursingmidwifery/research/ mentalhealthandwellbeingforthe21stcentury peopleorganisationsandplaces/