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BBC Newsline featured an extended piece on depression and Mindfulness on their January 26 bulletin. The piece featured an interview with Sam, who had suffered from depression and practices Mindfulness to help relieve stress and anxiety. You can watch the piece again by clicking here.

Sport NI, in conjunction with Aware Defeat Depression, has launched a Mental Health and Wellbeing pilot programme, operating until April 2015, which will target all aspects of positive mental health through sport from Grassroots to Developmental and High Performance level. The new programme will...

20 October 2014 Failure to fully address perinatal mental health problems carries a total economic and social long-term cost to society of over £8 billion for each one-year cohort of births in the UK, according to a new report ‘The costs of perinatal mental health problems’ released today...

10 October 2014 As part of World Mental Health Day, Together For You organised a mental health and wellbeing promotional event in CastleCourt, Belfast, yesterday.  Together For You is a mental health and wellbeing project funded by the Big Lottery Fund and Aware Defeat Depression is one of...

9 October 2014 Staff from o2 Northern Ireland, in conjunction with Samsung, are hosting a Casino Night to raise money for Aware Defeat Depression on Saturday, October 18 in the Grand Opera House in Belfast. The night will feature world renowned Elvis impersonator Jim 'The King' Brown, there...

19 September 2014 We are delighted to have been highly commended at the DANI Awards (Digital Arts Northern Ireland) which took place in St Columb’s Hall on Friday 19 September 2014.   The award in the ‘Not for Profit’ category was for our hard work with the ‘I...

12 August 2014 The tragic death of movie star, Robin Williams is unfortunately a reminder of the amount of people who are suffering from depression in silence. Whilst it is not yet confirmed, it is believed that the actor died by suicide following a battle with severe depression. Depression is...

7 July 2014 Eddie’s ‘leap of faith’ raises £2500 for Aware Defeat Depression A 23 year old Northern Ireland man who has been battling the illness of depression has raised an amazing £2500 by skydiving for Aware Defeat Depression.  Eddie McClenaghan, from Ballygawley in County...

2 July 2014 Carol has been honoured by Aware Defeat Depression as Volunteer of the Year at an awards ceremony in June 2014. Carol has been facilitating the Newry Support based in Ballybot House and the Armagh Support Group which runs from Dobbin Street Community Centre. Both Support Groups run...

23 June 2014 We are looking for young people aged 18 – 22 years old with a personal experience of depression/poor mental health, and would be prepared to speak on video for us to use on our training programmes. If you think you could help out, please get in touch with us today by contacting...

19 June 2014 Depression is an illness that can affect anyone at any stage in their lives. Currently in Northern Ireland, around 13% of adults are living with depression. These statistics are for people who have been diagnosed with depression following a visit to their GP, therefore it is...

28 May 2014 Aware Defeat Depression is putting additional resources into Newry during the month of June to encourage people to use their services.   Aware Defeat Depression run a Support Group in Ballybot House fortnightly on a Wednesday at 7:30pm. The Support Group welcomes people with...

21 May 2014 As the only charity working exclusively for those with depression across Northern Ireland, we were delighted to receive a GSK IMPACT Award at the Science Museum in London on 15 May 2014 from over 400 charities nationwide who applied for GSKs flagship UK community investment...

30 April 2014 According to the latest statistics from the Department of Health, around 13% of adults living in Northern Ireland have been diagnosed with depression and are currently living with the illness. These statistics are for people who have been diagnosed with depression following a...

27 March 2014 Recent statistics sought from the Health Minister show that the rate of depression in West Belfast has dramatically increased by 75% from 2007 to 2012. It is important to remember that depression is a stigmatised illness and therefore people may not feel comfortable talking about...

25 March 2014 Edwin Poots, Minister for Health and Social Services, was joined today by fellow MLAs and a number of locally based health charities, to showcase the excellent work the voluntary sector does in supporting Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland. Organisations attending the Event...

6 March 2014 We are proud winners of a GSK Impact Award in partnership with the Kings Fund   Aware Defeat Depression, the only charity working exclusively for those with depression across Northern Ireland, has been named as one of this year’s winners of a GSK IMPACT* Award.  Over...

3 March 2014 Leah McKeever scoops a half day in Half Bap recording studios after winning the Singing Star North Belfast competition Singing Star North Belfast put young solo talent from schools across the North of the city against each other in an X-Factor style battle.   In total, over...

21 February 2014 Ten of the best young singers from North Belfast will go head-to-head next weekend in a brand new singing competition for a local mental health charity. Singing Star North Belfast pits young solo talent from schools across the North of the city against each other in an X-Factor...

21 January 2014 Northern Ireland urgently needs to address gaps in service provision for people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders and severe bipolar illness according to a new report published today by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in NI.  Rehabilitation is a highly...