UCC Nursing & Midwifery Impact Brochure 2023

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CATHERINE MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, UCC

PART A: TEACHING, CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY AND PRACTICE, AWARDS

Intinn Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme returns in Person for 2022

Cork International Film Festival Illuminate Mental Health Programme In November 2022, the Cork International Film Festival Illuminate programme offered a selection of features that explored mental wellbeing and issues, presenting empathetic, moving and affecting stories and a space for audience andguests todiscuss vital issues aroundmental health. The Illuminate programme is unique in Ireland and focuses on the intersection of film and mental health, exploring wellbeing and encouraging a dialogue inspired by these films. On Saturday the 12th of November 2022 a film titled “Daughters” was screened as part of the Illuminate Mental Health Strand for the Cork film Festival in the Triskel Arts Centre. The Film Daughters sensitively depicts the experiences of three siblings grieving their mother’s tragic death by suicide. Told through observations into their individual lives and profound conversations between the two, they share memories of their mother and give moving insights into their trauma. Filmed by director Jennifer Malmqvist over a ten-year period, this fierce commitment to story and subject is evidenced on-screen in a truly special, and ultimately uplifting, film about familial love and the ties that bind. Lead and Team Members: Dr. Maria O’Malley and Ms Stephanie Allen

As part of the 67 th Cork International Film Festival, Dr Johnny Goodwin conducted several in-person Intinn sessions during the months of October and November. Intinn uses short films to promote discussions about mental health. Following screenings of the films in the Gate Cinema (Mallow and Cork City), Dr Goodwin conducted interactive workshops, encouraging young people to talk about mental health. Intinn was also available as a national online programme, but there was enthusiasm from students and teachers this year to attend the in-person sessions. Lead: Dr Johnny Goodwin Highlights • Over 250 young people took part in the in-person Intinn sessions this year. • Feedback indicated that young people find film an enjoyable format to promote discussions about mental health.

Website: https://corkfilmfest.org/illuminate-film-mental-health/

Highlights • This film was followed by a panel discussion with Stephanie Allen, Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, UCC; Dr. Maria O’Malley, Lecturer in Mental Health, Clinical Practice Module Lead, UCC and Dr. Eve Griffin, Researcher, National Suicide Research Foundation.