IRISH CHILDHOOD BEREAVEMENT NETWORK DEVELOPMENTS

The first meeting of the advisory panel for the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network has been held.

 We are pleased to announce that the Chair of the ICBN is Brid Carroll. Brid is a bereavement therapist from Wexford who has worked with bereaved children for many years. During her MSc Bereavement Studies research she conducted research on childhood bereavement services. It was this study which sparked the development of ICBN.
 
The Vice Chair is Nuala Harmey. As Senior Social Worker, Nuala was responsible for the development of services for bereaved children at the Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin. She has worked with families affected by organ retention following post-mortem and at national level led policy reviews in that area.  Nuala now supports bereaved families through the Irish Sudden Infant Death Assocation and also at St Brigid’s Hospice, Naas.

The Advisory Panel for the Irish Childhood bereavement Panel is:
 

Gina Cantillon, Barnardos

Brid Carroll, CHAIR

Kay Conroy, Association for Agency Based Counselling in Ireland

Ann Darcy, Our Lady’s Hospice Dublin

Celine Deane, Beaumont Hospital

Susan Delaney, Irish Hospice Foundation

Marian Finn, Family Support Agency

Nuala Harmey, VICE CHAIR

AnnMarie Jones, Temple St Hospital, Dublin

Pat McCarthy, Coisceim Counselling, Cork

Estelle McGinley, Marymount Hospice, Limerick

Anne Staunton, Rainbows

Sharon Vard, Anamcara

 Orla Keegan, representing Host agency, Irish Hospice Foundation