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The ISPCC are inviting secondary schools across Westmeath to take part in their Shield Youth Award.

The ISPCC are inviting secondary schools in Mayo to take part in their Shield Youth Award. Transition Year students will take part in an Apprentice style competition, with the top three schools in the country being invited to present their project in a boardroom at the heart of Dublin’s financial district to Celebrity Apprentice judge Caroline Downey and two other celebrity judges.

A Mayo parent has launched a campaign ‘Say No To Bullying’ because he feels the school his son attends is doing nothing about the consistent bullying involving his boy.

Labour Senator Lorraine Higgins is requesting the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn to implement a policy that will assist in the safety and wellbeing of teenagers, by having all secondary schools books printed with suicide prevention and anti-bullying helpline information on their back covers.

Clinical psychologist, author, and broadcaster David Coleman is coming to the Broadhaven Hotel on Friday June 1 at 8pm to give a public talk for parents on the subject of recognising and responding to the emotional signs of bullying in children. All are welcome.

Firebrand Productions and clinical psychologist David Coleman are currently producing a three-part television series for RTÉ education on the subject of bullying.

A presentation on the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which bullying occurs in a wide variety of settings such as schools and work will take place at the Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar, on Wednesday March 21 from 8pm to 10pm. Presenter Monica Monahan, founder of the Haven Antibullying Centre and president of the National Antibullying Coalition, will examine helpful strategies and interventions. Booking and information from the Family Centre at 094 9025900/www.thefamilycentre.com

Positive Mental Health will hold a conference dealing with issues of positive mental and emotional health on Tuesday March 1 in The Ardilaun hotel, Galway.

Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony is again calling on the general public to be aware of how their elderly neighbours and relatives are coping in the cold snap.

The Carers Association will be hosting one day seminars in stress management for family carers this October. These seminars are designed to provide coping mechanisms for dealing with the high-stress situations many carers encounter while looking after a loved one at home.