YAP Ireland carries out quality calls and questionnaires with parents/carers, young people and referring agencies to evaluate their experience with the YAP service. This Feedback is used to ensure that we continue doing what people think we do well, and to review and improve services and to respond to suggestions for change. YAP will also
In October 2023, YAP Ireland full time/office staff attended an away day in Athlone, focused on looking at the YAP Strategic Plan 23-26 and celebrating recent success. Taking place at the the Hodson Bay Hotel, the planning day also saw YAP Inc Board of Directors member Janet Lincoln attending along with YAP Ireland Board members
The YAP Ireland National Event in August 2023 saw many fantastic presentations, performances and talks by the young people and families we work with. Over the course of the day, YAP teams from all over Ireland shared some of the work they had done under the theme of 'SustainAbility- In families, friendships, communities and environment.'
In 2023 , young people and parents produced two booklets aimed helping others with self-care and resolving conflicts respectively. The YAP Dublin Participation group, launched their ‘My Go-to Place’ booklet, which outlines a range of self-care tips and support services for young people and families. As a group, they realised how difficult it is to
On Thursday 17th August, YAP Ireland hosted its national event, an amazing day full of inspiring work, stories and songs from young people, families and stakeholders! entitled “Building Strengths Together”. YAP Ireland works with children and young people with a range of complex needs using a strengths-based, family focused approach. We have a ‘no reject,
On Tuesday 18th April, YAP Ireland launched its Annual Report for 2022 as well as its 2023-26 Strategic Plan online via a Webinar entitled “Building Strengths Together”. The webinar featured contributions from a wide variety of YAP Ireland stakeholders on building strengths through partnership and included YAP Inc, the Ombudsman for Children, St.Patrick’s Mental Health
YAP Ireland is delighted to launch the YAP Ireland Annual Report for 2022. YAP Ireland is launching the Annual Report in print and online via a Webinar entitled “Building Strengths Together”. We are also launching our Strategic Plan for 2023-2026 on the same date of Tuesday 18th April. The Report shows a suite of evidence-based
YAP Inc have been busy highlighting the amazing international members of YAP, interviewing them about promoting women's achievements through their work with YAP, their thoughts on various challenges as well as how to focus greater attention on women's rights and gender equality. YP Ireland's very own Aisling Madden Nodwell and Siobhán O'Dwyer are featured amongst YAP members from
The 2022 YAP Youth CEO Group booklet ' Education for all' is now available in print and online! The Youth CEO Group chose a project on education; the different forms it can take and recommendations to ensure there is education for all in Ireland can be found in the 12-page booklet. Siobhán O'Dwyer, YAP Ireland
An international academic journal, has just published an article written by NUIG researchers about the positive benefits of the Strengths Based Model that we use here every day in YAP. This article is based on the research project that NUIG conducted with YAP during 2019/2020. The researchers speak positively about all the hard work that
