A practice-focused CPD programme exploring trauma-informed care, health equity and improved healthcare access for marginalised communities.

People who experience one or more aspects of social exclusion — such as state care in childhood, drug addiction, incarceration, homelessness, forced migration, or belonging to a minoritised ethnic group (e.g. Traveller, Aboriginal, or Roma) — face disproportionately high levels of ill-health and significant barriers to accessing healthcare. Reducing these health inequities requires specialised, tailored interventions that address both the unique mental and physical health needs of people experiencing social exclusion (PESE) and their broader psychosocial and material circumstances.

Inclusion Health (IH) is an interdisciplinary approach to practice, research, and policy that seeks to understand and meet the complex health needs of socially excluded populations. Over the past decade, Ireland has become a leader in developing and implementing IH expertise across both hospital and community settings.

Inclusion Health is now embedded in Irish health policy and supported by the Department of Health and the HSE.

This course offers a practice-based, interdisciplinary introduction to Inclusion Health, with a focus on improving access, equity, and outcomes for marginalised groups. It is designed for professionals in health, social care, and community services who work with — or are interested in working with — people affected by social exclusion.

Through a hybrid format combining in-person and live online sessions, participants will explore core topics such as trauma-informed care, health inequities, system-level responses, and culturally responsive approaches to care.

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