Thursday, December 12th, 2019 Two years on from the publication of the Report of the Taskforce on Youth Mental Health, a number of organisations and individuals who work with children and young people have called for the report’s recommendations to be implemented in full to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Ireland and help to address Ireland’s mental health […]
» Read moreFriday, November 29th, 2019 BeLonG To Youth Services and TENI (Transgender Equality Network Ireland) welcome the publication of Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty’s, Report on the Review of the Gender Recognition Act today. This report sets out some key amendments to the Act that will improve the lives of trans people in Ireland. While welcoming the […]
» Read moreUrgent action needed as research reveals an alarming 73% of LGBTI+ students feel unsafe at school National school survey shows LGBTI+ students experience physical and sexual assault, harassment and abuse at school. Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 BeLonG To Youth Services calls on the Minister of Education, Joe McHugh TD and second-level schools to take urgent action following the shocking […]
» Read moreLGBTI+ Young People Need More Than Token Gestures – Strategic Plan 2019-2021 Press Release Tuesday, May 7th 2019 Flying a rainbow flag is a great first step, but real inclusion needs a whole community approach says BeLonG To Youth Services, today launching their three-year plan for the future of LGBTI+ young people in Ireland ‘Sharing the Learning’. The 2019-2021 Strategic […]
» Read moreBeLonG To Youth Services Celebrate €71,000 Rainbow Ball Fundraiser Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 On Friday, November 16th BeLonG To Youth Services hosted the second annual Rainbow Ball in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin raising €71,000 for vital LGBTI+ youth support services. Celebrities, corporate partners and allies came together for a moving night to support LGBTI+ young people. The Rainbow […]
» Read moreFacebook and BeLonG To Youth Services Launch Online Guide to be Kinder Online Wednesday 14 November 2018: Today, Facebook and BeLonG To Youth Services have launched a guide to tackle the abuse of young LGBTI+ people online entitled, ‘End Bullying, Be Kind Online’. The online guide is launched as part of BeLonG To’s Stand Up Awareness Week during which all second-level […]
» Read more76% Of LGBTI+ Youth Name Bullying At School As A Source of Major Anxiety Second-level schools take a stand against LGBTI+ related bullying during Stand Up Awareness Week Monday, November 12th, 2018 Research from BeLonG To Youth Services highlights the harrowing effects of homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying on the mental health of LGBTI+ youth. A huge 76% of LGBTI+ […]
» Read more90% of Irish LGBTI+ Youth Struggle With their Mental Health Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 Research from BeLonG To Youth Services shows that young members of the LGBTI+ community are reluctant to open up about their mental health challenges. Three years on from the success of a ‘Yes’ vote for marriage equality, 90% of LGBTI+ young people believe their struggle with […]
» Read moreStatement In Response To Exclusion Of LGBTI+ Groups From The World Meeting Of Families For Immediate Release: 14/08/2018 Moninne Griffith, Executive Director of BeLonG To Youth Services, the national organisation for LGBTI+ young people, commented on the news that LGBTI+ groups have been denied permission to join World Meeting of Families exhibition hall: “We are disappointed and saddened at the […]
» Read moreAccess to Gender Recognition for Young Transgender and Non-Binary People BeLonG To Welcomes the Report from the Review of the 2015 Gender Recognition Act Wednesday, July 18, 2018 The process of gender recognition for under 18’s is poised for historical reform with recommendations made as part of the Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015. BeLonG To Youth Services welcomes […]
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