St. Joseph's marked Mental Health Awareness Week by hosting a Community Partnership Event in school under the guidance of Mrs. O'Doherty.  The very successful evening was an opportunity for the community to come together to find our what services and organisations are available to support individuals and families in the Crumlin area with adult and child well-being; family mental and physical health; health sport and leisure; childcare; library and finance services and developing resilience in children.

Mr. Frank Diamond from ALPS (All Lives Are Precious) opened the evening with an excellent presentation which was emotional and uplifting but very informative.  Frank is renowned across Ireland for working with individuals, families, communities and organisations to help make a difference to their physical and mental health.  He certainly made a very positive impact on all those present on the evening.  As a school we were delighted to be able to present him with a cheque for £400 from our Lenten Charity Campaign which will go same way to supporting the excellent work completed by ALPS. 

We extend a massive thank you to all the wonderful organisations who came along and supported our event by setting up a variety of very informative stalls and providing lots of very beneficial information to those in attendance. Such a wonderful array of support for the families in our school and beyond and so many experts who can provide a wide range of opportunities to enhance the lives of the young and not so young in our homes, school and parish community.  

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