Prevention and Early Intervention Network
Are you interested in working with PEIN on a Position Paper on PEI for Children and Families living in Direct Provision in Ireland
We would like to invite you to express your interest in joining PEINs new working group to produce a position paper PEI for children and families living in Direct Provision in Ireland. The first meeting will take place on Tuesday 10 th March and you will be supported...
Are you committed to Prevention and Early Intervention?
The Prevention and Early Intervention Network invites you to attend: Please feel free to extend this invitation to your relevant networks.
New PEIN Coordinator
Lyndsey Anderson joined as Coordinator with PEIN in November 2019. Lyndsey comes to us having worked most recently with three regeneration projects in Dublin’s South Inner City. She has wide ranging experience in interagency work, social policy analysis and research,...
Follow the link below to join PEIN as an individual or organisation...
PEIN Health Policy Paper – Francis Chance
PEIN New Members – Marian Quinn
Twitter Feed
The @youngknockABC team working v hard, flexibly and creatively to hold all the families we work with in our minds, maintain relationships, listen, offer emotional support and guidance during this time of crisis to ensure young children can still have the best start in life. https://twitter.com/youngknockABC/status/1240691966787997697
Please see updated details below on how to contact us in Young Knocknaheeney at this time.
Let's do our bit to #FlattenTheCurve : the next 7 days are vital! https://twitter.com/CMOIreland/status/1239554134279360517
The next 7 days are vital. Now is the time to #FlattenTheCurve.
Every one of us must play our part;
1. Reduce your social contacts – see only a handful of people in your network
2. Distance yourself 2 metres from people in shops & supermarkets
#COVID19 #SocialDistancing
The Case for Prevention & Early Intervention
Five “Champions” of Prevention and Early Intervention speak about their experience of the need to provide a protective layer of support to families and children early on to prevent later damage such as homelessness and imprisonment – and of the benefit of parenting programmes.
Nóirín Hayes
Peter McVerry
Mark Gray
Michael Donnellan
Joann Kelly
WhoWe Are
- Share, develop and disseminate learning;
- Support the work of member organisations;
- Shape policy and practice, nationally, internationally and locally by:
- Networking and building relationships;
- Creating learning opportunities:
- Influencing policy, practice and public discourse.
PEIN is now inviting membership from a wide range of individuals and organisations who are implementing programmes, activities or approaches in child and family services, based on a prevention or early intervention approach. This will enrich PEIN’s capacity to offer a wide-ranging and inclusive perspective on Prevention and
Early Intervention in the Irish context to potential partners, extend the learning and offer all members opportunities for engagement with a broad range of stakeholders.
Our Vision
Embedding Prevention and Early Intervention into Policy and Practice
The role of evidence-based / informed prevention and early intervention in working for better outcomes for children and young people is understood nationally and locally
The central importance of the rights of the child are recognised and upheld, in government policy, agency practice and amongst the public at large
Funding stream for evidence-based / informed prevention and early intervention are central to the implementation of government policy
Phone
087 762 6831
Address
PEIN – 17 Bunratty Drive, Northside, Coolock, Dublin 17 D17 WP30.