The question I get asked more than any other is “How can I support my partner/brother/sister/friend/colleague when they have anxiety or depression?”. In this podcast, I wanted to share what types of things people have done to help me in my mental health journey, and hopefully do so in a way that helps you to […]
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Conor is not a parent but through his years in therapy and studying mental health, he has a number of reflections on his childhood and what he thought did help and what could have helped his wellbeing as he grew up. Episode includes references to #self-esteem building, activity participation, emotional understanding, #mindfulness and #CBT for
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⭐️Lucy’s Blue Day – Animated Short⭐️ We are incredibly proud to bring you the first ever Lucy’s Blue Day animation. This video, this story and this amazing little girl has been helping our children express their emotions in a way they never knew they could. Lets continue this by getting this animation out there. So,
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Talking Mental Health is an animation designed to help begin conversations about mental health in the classroom and beyond. The animation and accompanying resources have been created by a team of animators, children, teachers and clinicians, and is being taught to year 5 and 6 children around the UK. For more resources, including the free
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The Importance of Sleep for Children and Young Teens | Mayo Primary Care Child & Adolescent Psychology Service A parent information talk on the importance of sleep for children and young teens by Mayo Primary Care Child and Adolescent Psychology Service. The information in this talk is relevant for parents and caregivers of pre-school and
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St Patrick’s Mental Health Services Podcasts Professor Jim Lucey was on Today With Sean O’Rourke on Tuesday 13 November 2018 talking about the reasons why students dropout of college and what can be done.
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Happify Negative thinking can get the best of us at the worst of times. But there’s hope! Positive psychology Coach Derrick Carpenter reveals two key tactics that will intercept and defeat these thoughts before they have a chance to infiltrate your life.
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Penn State PRO Wellness Mental health affects how we feel, think and act. It’s important at every stage of life so that we can cope with stressful situations, work productively, and make meaningful contributions to our community. Please note that this video gives USA numbers for emotional crisis support – here are Ireland’s crisis support
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Anna Freud NCCF We All Have Mental Health is an animation designed to give young people aged 11-14 a common language and understanding of what we mean by mental health and how we can look after it.It has been created for young people in Key stage 3 and can be used with accompanying teaching resources.
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Rochdale Borough Council We asked Rochdale teenagers to work with animation company Kilogramme and make a short film about what the 5 Ways to Wellbeing mean to them, using their lives and their ideas. This is the result.
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A practical guide for parents, carers and educators of young people who self-harm Siobhán Leijen, Centre Manager, Pieta Midland.Sinead Raftery, Clinical Manager, Pieta House West and Ballina Outreach Service.
Self-harm and suicide in young people: Risk and protective factors, and evidence-based interventions – Professor Ella Arensman – Chief Scientist with the National Suicide Research Foundation, Ireland and Research Professor with the School of Public Health, University College Cork.
