Ms. Maryanne Murphy

Summary

TBarnardo"s was established by an Irish man, Dr Thomas Barnardo who was born in Dublin in 1845. The first Barnardo"s home was set up in London in 1870 for homeless boys however, the tradition expanded and in 1962 Barnardo"s established roots in Ireland. Since then, Barnardo"s has grown and evolved and today it delivers services and works with families, communities, and partners to transform the lives of vulnerable children who are experiencing adverse childhood experiences. One such service provided by Barnardo"s is the Ballybeg Playground service which has served the community of Ballybeg in Waterford since it opened in 1999. This supervised playground service caters for a variety of children aged between 4 and 12 years who may be experiencing adversity and trauma, may be a member of 7 the ethnic minority community, may have special educational needs, neurodiversity/sensory or processing needs. All children have the right to play as set out in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC 1989). Furthermore, play is a very important activity for children since play helps children to make sense of the world around them, it provides children with a means of expressing their feelings and also helps children to make sense of the relationships in their lives. he aim of the project is to evaluate the Barnardo"s Ballybeg Playground service which serves the community of Ballybeg in Waterford, Ireland. Project objectives 1. To explore children"s experiences of their involvement in the service and what this means / how it has impacted on their lives. 2. To explore parents" experiences of the service and evaluate their perceptions of their child"s involvement. 3. To evaluate the theoretical underpinnings of the Ballybeg Playground service and how these are translated into implementation practice. 4. To examine the culture of the service and its delivery of child-centred, play-based supports. 5. To explore the impact of the service from the perspective of staff and volunteers within the service. 6. To examine the links with the local community and the impact of the service on the local community.

Funding Agency

Barnardos

Project Type

Evaluation

Person Months

8

Summary

On average, there are 218 cases of cancer diagnosed annually among children and teenagers in Ireland. Phase I of the Parents" Needs Analysis Study (Katie Nugent Project) explored the support needs of parents of children with a cancer diagnosis who were receiving, or had received care, from the oncology service in CHI at Crumlin. In this study, completed in 2019, parents identified many elements which would help and support them, their child and their families, during their cancer journey, one of which was the CSSS. The introduction of the CSSS is to enhance and improve support services currently offered to children diagnosed with cancer and their families. This study seeks to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and usefulness of the CSSS, and to to identify recommendations for future service planning.

Funding Agency

Katie Nugent Foundation

Person Months

18

Summary

Research Project Member on the Child Protection strand - identify and investigate the research priorities of PHNs in community area regarding child protection (PI Dr Gobnait Byrne)

Funding Agency

HSE

Summary

Research involves focus groups with youth and parents and professionals. Then to develop an intervention to improve youth with diabetes question-asking and provider education during paediatric diabetes visits. PI Professor Imelda Coyne

Funding Agency

National Children's Research Centre

Summary

Children with Complex Healthcare Needs have substantial medical healthcare needs as a result of one or more congenital, acquired or chronic conditions, with functional limitations that often require technology assistance and on-going nursing care. This is primarily to support their parents to care for them at home, thereby preventing hospital readmission, in some instances to avert death and in others, to provide palliative and end of life care. This study will explore the Respite Services for Children with Complex Medical Needs in one Community Health Area.

Funding Agency

HSE