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Video: Aftercare - RTÉ's Morning Edition

March 2013 - Jennifer Gargan interview on RTÉ

Audio Interview - Near FM

Jennifer Gargan talks to NEAR FM about the role of EPIC.

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/episodes/epic-child-and-family-agency-40505384.html

Audio Interview - Northern Sound

September 2014. Jennifer Gargan on Northern Sound

http://www.northernsound.ie/news/epic-says-children-across-the-region-affected-by-lack-of-resources-at-the-child-and-family-agency/

“DON’T MISS IT! AFTER CARE-THE STORY OF IRELAND’S CARE LEAVERS”

Programme Details: ‘After Care: The Story of Ireland’s Care Leavers’, 9^th February RTE1 @ 9.35pm.

EPIC looks forward to a documentary which focuses on the experiences of young people leaving State Care in Ireland due to be broadcast tonight on RTE One.

The programme will create greater public awareness and understanding of the challenges that young people leaving State Care face. Aftercare continues to be one of the main presenting issues for young people engaging with EPIC’s advocacy service.

Speaking in advance, Director of EPIC, Jennifer Gargan made the following comment:

“We are delighted that RTE will tonight televise a documentary that highlights the experiences of young people leaving the care system.

Press Releases

EPIC – Comment on the publication of the Interim Report of the Farrelly Commission of Investigation

by EPIC Communications | May 16, 2018 | Media, Press Releases

EPIC – Comment on the publication of the Interim Report of the Farrelly Commission of Investigation It has emerged that families of the victims of abuse at the ‘Grace’ case foster home are deeply upset at the “highly confrontational and adversarial” nature of...

Our response to latest HIQA findings

by EPIC Admin | May 2, 2018 | Foster Care, Media, Press Releases

EPIC – Empowering People In Care, has expressed serious concern at the findings by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in announced inspections of Oak Lodge and Care Visions Fostering Services. The finding that both services were majorly non-compliant...

EPIC statement regarding HIQA Foster care report findings

by EPIC Communications | Apr 6, 2018 | Foster Care, Media, Press Releases

EPIC – Empowering People In Care, has expressed serious concern at the findings by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) of major non-compliance with national standards in foster care services operated by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, in the Dublin...