Women’s Mental Health Network presents Gender Based Violence and Women’s Mental Health

Published: Monday, December 02, 2019

On the 29th November, 2019, the National Women's Council of Ireland with St Patrick's Mental Health Services hosted the fourth meeting of the Women's Mental Health Network. The event, entitled 'Gender Based Violence and Women's Mental Health', coincided with a NWCI members and friends meeting and was organised in support of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign.

This event featured a welcome address from NWCI Chair Ellen O’Malley Dunlop and presentations by Gillian Dennehy, Services Manager for Women’s Aid, and Felicity Kennedy, Clinical Supervisor, psychotherapist and former CEO of the Women’s Therapy Centre.

The event closed with a Q&A session with lots of participation from the audience. 

l-r: Louise O'Leary, Cliona Loughnane, Ellen O'Malley Dunlop, Elaine Donnelly

l-r: Ellen O'Malley Dunlop, Gillian Dennehy, Felicity Kennedy, Elaine Donnelly

Lousie O'Leary - St Patrick's Mental Health Services