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Green Ribbon campaign launches today

The 2022 Green Ribbon campaign launches today! Wearing the Green Ribbon shows that you are open to having a discussion about mental health. The MindMatters COI team are delighted to have received our Green Ribbons. Pick up your FREE Green Ribbon at participating Boots stores, Irish Rail stations, eir stores & AIB branches and wear […]

What’s MindMatters COI got to do with me?

A progress report from a Diocesan Reader and MindMatters COI Champion I freely admit that I missed the launch of this mental health promotion initiative in October 2020. At the time, my wife and I were trying to secure an offer on our house in Co. Antrim so that we could move down to the […]

10th Annual Green Ribbon campaign Dublin Launch

See Change, Ireland’s national programme, dedicated to ending mental health stigma and discrimination, are launching their 10th annual Green Ribbon campaign across Ireland in September 2022. The Green Ribbon campaign aims to get as many people as possible talking about mental health to help end stigma and discrimination. The theme for Green Ribbon 2022 is […]

Free online Stress Control classes

HSE Health and Wellbeing are offering a free online Stress Control programme. Stress Control is an evidence-based programme that teaches you practical skills to deal with stress. The programme helps participants recognise the signs of stress. It covers topics including how stress affects our bodies and our thoughts. It teaches skills to overcome panicky feelings […]

Aware seeking support line volunteers

Aware, an Irish mental health charity supporting people affected by depression and bipolar disorder, are seeking to recruit volunteers aged 21 and over for its support line. Aware support line manager, Lauren Smith, said that the plea was being made due to a significant increase in calls to the free phone line during the pandemic. Stephen […]

Mindset Awareness Programme for 4-11 years (Northern Ireland)

    The Action Mental Health (AMH) MensSana team present Mindset – a Mental and Emotional Health and Wellbeing Awareness Programme. Programmes will be delivered in all youth and community settings across all Trust areas for groups of 8 – 20 people. Mindset aims to raise awareness and increase knowledge and understanding of Mental and […]

Kintsugi Hope

Kintsugi Hope’s vision is to see a world where mental and emotional health is accepted and understood, with safe and supportive communities for everyone to grow and flourish. ‘Kintsugi’ (literally ‘golden joinery’) is a Japanese technique for repairing pottery with seams of gold. This repairs the brokenness in a way that makes the object more […]

Our identity is in Christ, not our poor mental health.

To declare to the world “I suffer from poor mental health” is one of the scariest things anyone could do. How will people react? Will I get that promotion? Will I be able to lead in church? Am I a lesser Christian? I suffer from depression and I know these thoughts all too well. Looking […]