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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 stakeholders and services. The event will be chaired by Professor Ursula Kilkelly,...

Oberstown Children Detention Campus launches new three-year strategy

Oberstown Children Detention Campus launches new three-year strategy with care and participation of young people at its core Thursday December 14: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone T.D. today launched a new three-year strategy for Oberstown...

Oberstown stakeholder engagement session

On Thursday September 7, Oberstown hosted a stakeholder engagement session with a view to sharing information and building understanding about developments in Oberstown, and some of the challenges faced by the Campus. Find here a note about the session, and a record...

Not Just Language

In order to dispel the myths and stereotypes that can be used in relation to youth justice, Oberstown has produced a language reference guide to make it easy to use the correct language and terminology when talking about young people in conflict with the law....