Barnardos children’s charity today launched a new report outlining the prevalence of poor parental mental health and the impact it has on children across the country. ‘Anxiety leaves me feeling very tired physically and mentally which in turn affects my mood and again my tolerance for my children’s perfectly normal
Spokespeople available Barnardos children’s charity is calling on the public to donate any unwanted Christmas gifts to their shops. Whether it’s a jumper a size too small, perfume you already have or a book you already read, it can be donated to one of Barnardos shops and will be greatly welcomed by staff. Every cent
Christmas FM’s annual ‘Donation Day’ takes place TOMORROW to raise funds for ‘The Magic of Christmas’ appeal Christmas FM, the much-loved festive music station that raises funds for charity and Switches Christmas On across Ireland every year, will be running its annual Donation Day tomorrow to raise funds for The Magic of Christmas appeal. The
30 November: Children are victims of coercive control in their own right – according to children’s charity Barnardos. As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2023, Empower Kids Project and Barnardos are raising awareness of the impact coercive control on children. The Empower Kids Project, is part of Barnardos’ National Childhood Domestic Violence and Abuse
National Alliance of NGOs calls for urgent action on growing crisis among one parent families 27.10.2023 Analysing the latest homeless figures from the Department of Housing (published October 2023), the National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) finds that 75%, or three out of every four families entering homelessness since the eviction ban was lifted are one
Spokespeople Available – 086 044 5966 Once again news of conflict across the world is dominating headlines, social media platforms and conversations across the country. Many children are likely to have been exposed to information about violence. Children do not always talk about what is worrying them but they may be trying to make sense
The range of measures within Budget 2024 will help to alleviate the immediate financial concerns of families we work with across Ireland. They will go some way in the short term to reduce their worries about being able to provide their children with basic essentials. We particularly welcome the expansion of free schoolbooks to secondary
10.10.2023: Barnardos children’s charity welcomes the introduction of free schoolbooks for secondary school students. Suzanne Connolly, Barnardos CEO said: “We welcome the introduction of free schoolbooks for secondary school students up to the end of the Junior Cert. It is positive progress on the work started last year with the introduction of free school books
Barnardos welcome the appointment of Mr Anthony Douglas CBE to work with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth towards the establishment of the long awaited Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) National Service. Barnardos looks forward to the time where each child involved in care proceedings before the courts will benefit from a quality
27 SEPT 2023: Barnardos Online Safety Programme engaged with over 700 children from 3rd to 6th class, about the pros and cons of online gaming. Results show that while online gaming is a positive part of children’s lives, there is also a real need to improve safety functions. The survey was undertaken as a part
