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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="628"] Karen Gersten-Rothenberg, director of Havenscourt Health Center, talks with Carlos Aguilar and his mother. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle[/caption] By Stephanie M. Lee Getting blood drawn should have been an easy part of Selesi Alatini's checkup. But on this day, the…

Parenting teens can be tricky and confusing. One of the few rigorously-evaluated programmes to help parents tackle those challenges has demonstrated convincing evidence of its effectiveness, researchers reported. The programme — Odyssey, Parenting Your Teen — is a potential model for more countries than Northern Ireland, where…

By Sara R Phillips, Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI)Today, I am a woman -- plainly and simply female. My passport says so; my driver's license says so; my bank details say so. My children, my parents, work colleagues, neighbours and friends, all leave me in…

NUI Galway’s Professor Thomas Scharf; TCD Professor Virpi Timonen; Author, Roisin Ingle; Dr Catherine Conlon, and Gemma Carney, NUI GalwayFamily networks and a strong bond between young and old are keeping many Irish people afloat during the recession, according to new research on the relationship…

Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) is an Atlantic grantee through the Population Health programme. Position DescriptionSearch for the Executive Director Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) Oakland, CAMedical Education Cooperation with Cuba (“MEDICC”), a highly regarded non-profit organization working to enhance cooperation among the US, Cuban and global…

School-based health centres (SBHCs) play an important role in improving the health and well-being of youth, according to an article in Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care Journal prepared by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Family Health Care Nursing.…

The social welfare appeals system in the Republic of Ireland needs substantial reform in order to serve the growing number of people who seek state support in a fair and timely manner, according to this report by Free Legal Advice Centers (FLAC), an Atlantic grantee.…

By Donal O'Donovan Inward migration of workers remains crucial for Ireland's economy regardless of the current downturn, according to new research.The research by economist Jim Power for the Integration Centre, a charity supported by Atlantic Philanthropies and the One Foundation, is the first major report into…

By Barry Roche, Southern CorrespondentA €4.3 MILLION pilot project catering for more than 2,000 people with dementia has the potential to divert thousands of people with the condition away from institutional care and allow them to continuing living in their communities.According to the founding director…

A2B Chair John Keanie (left) hands over the reins to A2B’s groundbreaking web-based services to Derek Alcorn, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice (Northern Ireland).Today marks the hand-over to Citizens Advice (Northern Ireland) of a ground-breaking, 5 year development project that has helped pump £50m into Northern…