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LIVING WITH CANCER WITH HOPE AMID THE
UNCERTAINTY
There is abundance of information available for those affected by
cancer but it can be difficult to know where to start and crucially, what
to trust. It is also difficult for clinicians to know what is the best
resource to recommend to their patients. Living with Cancer with
Hope amid the Uncertainty aims to address this information
overload. It is widely recognised that cancer is not just a physical
illness; it has a significant emotional and psychological impact on the
individual and the family of those diagnosed. In this book, leading
psychologists, academics and medical experts unite to provide a nonjargon,
reliable, peer reviewed one-stop information shop for people
living with cancer. Although primarily written for the person who has
cancer this book may also be helpful for family members and loved
ones and also for professionals working in cancer care. The book was
edited by Dr Paul D'Alton Head of the Department of Psychology at St
Vincent's University Hospital and Associate Professor at the School of
Psychology, University College Dublin. All proceeds go to the Irish
Cancer Society. Click here for further details. Photo: Orla Crowe
(social worker and chapter author) and Dr Paul D'Alton
O'Leary, D., Lyons, O. (2021) Examining the Prospects for Developing
a National Child Maltreatment Surveillance System in Ireland. Int.
Journal on Child Malt.
In 2014 the Irish Government pledged to reducing the prevalence of
child maltreatment under the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
plan on reducing child maltreatment. As a first step towards a rightsbased and public health
approach to maltreatment prevention, the
WHO plan recommends making child maltreatment more visible across
the region, with better surveillance through the use of national surveys
that use standardised, validated instruments. We review the policy
context, present current Irish data holdings, and outline some of the
complexities reported in the literature concerning various surveillance
methods in the context of the proposal to establish and maintain a
surveillance system for child maltreatment in Ireland. Conclusions
highlight the need for Ireland to adopting an approach to surveillance
as soon as it is feasible. The paper outlines how such a programme is necessary to address the current
absence of evidence on which prevention policies can be developed and to compliment the current child
protection system. Drawing on a review of current methods in use internationally, this paper outlines
options for an Irish child maltreatment surveillance programme.