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Action Plan on Drug Use in Higher Education Institutions: the report of the Rapid Response Group (RRG) on Use of Illicit Substances within Higher Education
On the 24th June 2019 the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor convened a meeting in Dublin to review the issue of drug use in higher education.
Framework for Response to the Use of Illicit Substances within Higher Education based on the Report of the Rapid Response Group (RRG) on Use of Illicit Substances within Higher Education
On the 24th June 2019 the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor convened a meeting in Dublin to review the issue of drug use in higher education.
Safe, respectful, supportive and positive. Ending sexual violence and harassment in Irish higher education institutions
Our vision is to ensure an institutional campus culture which is safe, respectful and supportive. Institutions have a duty of care to their students and staff, and a responsibility to foster a campus culture that is clear in the condemnation of unwanted and unacceptable behaviours.
School-based relationships and sexuality education (RSE): lessons for policy and practice
There is clear evidence that school-based sex education programmes can improve sexual health outcomes. Women who have experienced sex education in schools are less likely to have experienced rape, abortion or distress about sex.
Relationships and sexuality education policy guide for primary schools
All schools are required to have an RSE policy to detail how RSE is taught in the school, including the sensitive aspects. This policy is an approved approach to the teaching of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE).
LGBTI+ national youth strategy 2018-2020. LGBTI+ young people: visible, valued and included
The development of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy (the Strategy) is a key commitment for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) as part of the 2016 Programme for Partnership Government.
Taking the temperature: developing and piloting an LGBT-positive school climate evaluation tool for post-primary schools in Ireland
The project set out to develop and pilot a survey tool, which second-level schools can use to evaluate the positivity of their school climate and culture in relation to attitudes towards difference and diversity, with specific reference to LGBT identity.
Trends in health behaviours, health outcomes and contextual factors between 1998-2014: findings from the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) trends report presents findings on indicators of children’s health and wellbeing between 1998 and 2014. The report is divided into three sections: health behaviours, health outcomes and contexts of children’s lives.