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AWARE - the national depression charity for Northern Ireland has teamed up with their ambassador Michael Conlan to offer a signed, framed singlet ahead of his upcoming debut in New York on St Patricks Day. The singlet was donated from Michael himself and kindly framed by North Belfast owned...

My story of depression - from AWARE Volunteer Cliona McCarney Work? A headache? Cramps? Babysitting again? Which excuse hadn’t I used for a while? I’d used all of them, and more, a lot recently. I was tangled up in a web of my own lies as I struggled to come up with yet another excuse for...

To mark the beginning of Children’s Mental Health Week, Emma documented her own personal journey with depression and the effect it had on her education and personal life. Emma suffered from depression in her teens when she was a year 14 student at Aquinas School in Belfast. Her depression was...

AWARE is delighted to announce the events programme for 2017 with new events such as zorbing in Lough Neagh and a Europa abseil added the list. As a charity, fundraising is vital in order to allow us to continue our services. Your support is so important to us. So why not take on one of these...

AWARE, the national depression charity for Northern Ireland has today welcomed the pledge from British Prime Minister, Theresa May to help more people with depression and reduce the number of suicides throughout the United Kingdom. The statement is expected to be today by the British Prime...

More than 100 brave fundraisers made a splash in the chilly waters of Newcastle Beach to raise money and awareness for AWARE - the national depression charity for Northern Ireland. On Monday 2 January 2017, 125 people participated in the ‘AWARE New Year Splash’ and shook off the last of the...

AWARE – the national depression charity for Northern Ireland, is reaching out to people affected by depression and bipolar disorder across Coalisland when it opens a permanent fortnightly Support Group in the town. AWARE has 23 Support Groups across the North bringing invaluable peer-support...

Christmas is over and so is the excitement that comes with it. The decorations are down and for many it’s time to go back to school or work. The January blues are usually a result of the cold, dark weather and the fact that we often overindulge in luxurious foods over Christmas which results in...

Maxol and AWARE shine a light on mental health for young people with special Christmas Candle available at Maxol forecourts throughout Northern Ireland. The perfect Christmas stocking filler for just £4 The perfect stocking filler, the high quality, Irish-made candle is for sale at just...

Today it emerged that the targets are not being met by Northern Ireland health trusts with regards to treatment for people with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. Recognising this is AWARE, Northern Ireland's national depression charity. AWARE offer services to...

AWARE is the national depression charity for Northern Ireland. On November 10, AWARE celebrated their annual Mindfulness day to encourage people to place a greater importance on their mental health by using the practice of Mindfulness on a daily basis. The AWARE Mindfulness Day took place in the...

Splash your way into the New Year by taking part in the New Year Splash event on Newcastle Beach on Monday 2 January 2017. The splash event is an annual event organised by Northern Ireland’s national depression charity, AWARE with support from the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa. AWARE’s New...

AWARE is part of ‘Will to Give,’ a group made up of Northern Ireland charities who have come together with the aim to promote gifts in wills to local charities working for local people. Over half of people in the UK have not made a will. Writing your will gives you the opportunity to leave a...

IKEA Belfast has announced their partnership with local mental health charity, AWARE in an effort to educate customers, co-workers and the wider public that improvements to mental health can start at home. As well as raising awareness of how we can look after our wellbeing at home, the store...

AWARE, the national charity for people with depression in Northern Ireland has today welcomed the report from Professor Bengoa and the subsequent vision published by the Minister for Health Michelle O’Neill. Minister O’Neill set out her vision, entitled, ‘Health and Wellbeing 2026:...

This World Mental Health Day (10 October) Together For You, a partnership of nine leading mental health charities, are asking the public to support their call for a Mental Health Champion in Northern Ireland. Together For You, a partnership of nine leading mental health charities...

The Financial Services Union is investing in the health of thousands of employees in the sector in a bid to promote positive mental wellbeing in the workplace. Today, on World Mental Health Day (October 10th), the Financial Services Union launched a two-year partnership with mental health...

A charity that helps people with depression has today said that within the last year, they have delivered services to almost 30,000 people in Northern Ireland. AWARE was set up in 1996 to give support and advice to people with depression and has now expanded their services to deliver well-being...

Hundreds of men, women and children took to the pathways of Omagh to help stamp out the stigma of mental illness and to raise money for AWARE a local charity working with people who suffer with depression and bi-polar. AWARE’s Mood Walk now in its second year took place on Sunday, October 2nd...

A recent study conducted by the NHS found that mental illness among young women in England has soared. The NHS study found that 12.6% of women aged 16-24 screened positive for PTSD, 19.7% self-harm and that 28.2% have a mental health illness. A similar study conducted in Northern Ireland using...