Oberstown hosting June 14 event on mental health and substance misuse
On June 14, 2018, Oberstown is hosting an event to explore how we can better support young people in the areas of mental health and substance misuse in collaboration with community ...
Booklet ‘very true’ to voice of young people in Oberstown
A youth-friendly information booklet for young people produced by Oberstown has been warmly welcomed by the Oberstown Board of Management, staff on the ground –and indeed young peo ...
Oberstown Art Gallery
Young people in Oberstown take part in a wide range of creative arts in school and during their after-school activities. Here’s a selection of some recent work.
Minister Zappone commends young people in Oberstown for their achievements
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, TD, this week (March 5) visited Oberstown and sat down with six young people to hear about their lives in detention. ...
Quality of support for students in Oberstown ‘commendable’, inspection report finds
The Department of Education carried out an inspection of the Oberstown Campus school in December 2017. The inspection report, published in February 2017, found that the quality of ...
Minister Zappone before Joint Oireachtas Committee regarding Oberstown
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, TD, was before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on January 24 to discuss matters relating to Oberstown, among other ...
Positive results of parent mentoring programme highlighted
An article in the Irish Times of January 23 delved into Le Cheile’s mentoring programme for young offenders and their parents. The article highlights how difficult it is for the pa ...
Trauma and social media highlighted in UK report on young offenders
A UK Probation report looking at the work of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) in the UK found that social media is being used to both incite and plan crimes.