GPs recognise that self-harm is a serious risk factor for suicide but many feel ill-equipped to help patients manage their behaviour, it has emerged.

The authors of a raft of new reports into how child welfare and protection cases are dealt with in courts have said more secure care beds are urgently needed to help those most in need.

The first of two children's urgent care centres that will open as planned today will provide a safe service despite a shortage of senior doctors, the head Children's Health Ireland insists.

The body which reviews the deaths of children known to care services has urged the government to address the lack of adequate mental health services after outlining how it has been a factor in some of the cases it has reviewed.

New research has raised “particular concern” about significant links between a small group of young people and the youth justice system.

Private homecare services provider Bluebird Care is warning of a nationwide staffing crisis if the Government doesn’t move fast on funding solutions, writes Pádraig Hoare.

Judge demands minister’s ‘urgent attention’ on matter

Nursing home providers have welcomed a call by a junior minister that care for the elderly should be overhauled over the next two decades and retirement villages rolled out.

The HSE’s commitment to public accountability has been called into question by a support network for family carers whose request for data on home care waiting lists was met with delays and piecemeal responses.

A group of up to 80 doctors drawn from general practice, obstetrics, and gynaecology and psychiatry has banded together in Munster to lobby for optimal abortion care for women.

The ISPCA is urging people to think about who will mind their pets when they no longer can.

A fundraising campaign was launched last night in Limerick, for the first Respite House for children with physical disabilities and complex needs in the mid-west region.

The association representing home carers says we cannot afford not to invest in the service.

A Belfast care home which has been under intense scrutiny fully complies with regulations, an independent assessment said.

A judge has granted an emergency care order in the case of a 12-year old boy who lashed out at his father punching him several times in the face.

Parents can help their children with Down Syndrome reach their full potential, but more help from the Government is needed, writes Aedin Collins

A group of campaigners for families with children seeking or receiving domiciliary care allowance (DCA) has taken issue with the time taken to process applications.

Cleaning any artwork requires great care, and your principal mission should be to do no harm, writes Kya deLongchamps.

A father has vowed to continue caring for his ‘locked-in syndrome’ daughter at home despite her €2.5m court-awarded care fund running out.

Carina McNally visits Alex Skade’s sanctuary in West Cork where helping animals in need of care provides a form of spiritual escape

Yesterday’s debate on the disadvantaging of mostly women carers when they come to pension age goes to the heart of defining who we are and what we value.

Simple day-to-day acts of care and concern have the potential to make a difference for someone struggling with suicide.

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has pledged to address shortcomings in foster care services in two locations following critical inspection reports by health watchdog Hiqa.

Families of children with intellectual disabilities who graduate to adult facilities unable to get help.

Helen O’Callaghan hears how the heat can impact your pooch.

Patients struggling to cope with a cancer diagnosis at the Mercy University Hospital will have immediate access to a range of supports under plans to build a new cancer care centre.

So I’m reading a report. Unicef published it on Monday, and it says a lot of scarifying — even shaming — things about how children are doing in the rich countries of the world.

Selecting the right facility is hugely important for both you and your loved ones, writes Áilín Quinlan

Today marks the beginning of Nursing Homes Week, an initiative that highlights the positivity of nursing home care in Ireland.

There are calls for hospice care to be made available to every child who needs it.

The whistleblower behind the so-called 'Grace case' is to be called to the Public Accounts Committee.

Charity Barnardos has welcomed a pledge from the Children's Minister to give all minors going into care a guardian in court.