Farmers' mental health for debate at conference

THE Annual Conference of Psychological Society of Ireland will bring over 500 experts to Galway.

Psychologists, researchers, academics, policymakers, advocates and students from across Ireland and beyond will gather at the event taking place at the Galway Bay Hotel from Wednesday, November 11 to Friday, November 13.

The conference will feature more than 240 presentations, symposia and workshops exploring the role psychology can play in understanding and responding to some of the major social and health issues affecting individuals, families and communities.

The three keynote speakers for the programme include Prof. Yseult Freeney, Professor of Organisational Psychology at DCU Business School, Dr Duncan Gillard, Principal Psychologist at Enable Trust and Louise O’Keeffe, a prominent campaigner.

Research presented at the conference will explore issues like farmers’ and farmworkers’ mental health; the psychological impact of Ireland’s defective concrete crisis; anxiety-related content on TikTok; AI-generated child sexual abuse material and prevention and postpartum sleep support for first-time parents.