20th September 2016
Emotions pivotal to children’s learning capacity, forum told
Trauma, anxiety and depression cited as key drivers in retarding academic progress...
News & Events
14th September 2016
Mindspace Mayo Is Recruiting
Mindspace Mayo is recruiting young people for youth panel. Read more here: http://www.mindspacemayo.ie/youth-panel.php...
14th September 2016
World Suicide Prevention Day
Saturday September10th is World Suicide Prevention Day #WSPD16. Look out for your friends and remember, #itsokaytotalk...
6th September 2016
Little Things can improve your game
The GAA and HSE are bringing the messages of protection, resilience and support for mental wellness to local communities. The GAA and the HSE are working in partnership to bring the messages of protection, resilience and support for mental wellness to local communities. Both organisations are keen...
6th September 2016
Tackling suicide and self-harm in Ireland
Ireland is 4th of 31 European countries when we compare suicide rates for young people aged 15-19 In 2014, the Central Statistics Office reported that 459 people died by suicide in Ireland. We also know there is a strong relationship between suicide and self-harming behaviours, which...
29th August 2016
How Drugs affect your mental health
Drugs. We all know what they are and we have an idea why people take them, but do we know what the consequences for our mental health are? Certain drugs (even prescription ones) can have a pretty big impact on your mental health, so it's...
29th August 2016
Tips on being a good listener
Being there for people and offering a listening ear when they need to talk, will make a big difference for them and for you. Find out more here. (Source: yourmentalhealth.ie)...
23rd August 2016
Get your Leaving Cert results? Find out all the options available to you now.
Left school? What next? There's loads of options available to you. Find out more here (Source: Reachout.com)...
23rd August 2016
Living with mental illness: Who cares for the carers?
Over the last couple of months, I’ve written a lot about what it’s like to directly experience the impact of mental health difficulties – how they can manifest, the lengths we sometimes have to go to to get help, as well as the reality of...
16th August 2016
Parkrun events now in Mayo
What do London, Sydney, Copenhagen, Capetown and now Mayo have in common? Well, these are some of the wonderful locations worldwide that host a Parkrun event. Parkrun is a global network of weekly 5 km timed runs or walks in local parks that take place every...