Oberstown Deputy Director (Care Services) Lena Timoney was interviewed on Morning Ireland on Thursday morning, 14th June, about research into Key Characteristics of young people in detention in 2018, and previewed the stakeholder event on mental health and substance...
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins visited the Campus on Friday May 25 to present Gaisce awards to four young people. The event was a fantastic occasion involving young people and the staff who care for, and guide them through their time in...
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,...
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 people themselves. With young people’s views sprinkled throughout, the booklet gives...
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...
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. The Minister was responding to a letter that the Oberstown Campus Council wrote to her,...
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 the students’ work in Art, Craft and Design and in Woodwork was of a high standard. It...
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 things. The Minister said she was “confident that there is evidence that positive...
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 parents and families of young offenders, and how a unique volunteer service works to...
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. The report, published at the end of last year, also found that most young people who commit serious crimes have...
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