Articles tagged with: Mood Matters Young People
'This Is My Place' – Mental Health Support for Secondary Schools
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week encourages schools to reflect on how they support young people’s mental health, wellbeing and sense of belonging.
This year’s theme, 'This is my place', highlights the importance of school as a space where young people can feel safe, supported and...
AWARE Blog Post: Mental Health in Young People
In April of this year, AWARE was joined by Victoria Carson, a student from Ulster University studying counselling and completing a module in Health Communication. As part of her module, Victoria kindly wrote three blogs for AWARE on mental health in young people. We will be sharing these blogs on...
AWARE offering free Mood Matters Young People Programmes to eligible schools and community groups
Free Mood Matters Young People programme for schools and community groups in the Northern Trust area
Would your community group or school be interested in receiving a Mood Matters Young People programme FREE of charge? Mood Matters Young People programmes can be delivered to 14 – 18 year...
AWARE, supports the findings of recent report which highlights exam stress as among the top cause of suicide in teenagers
Experts at the University of Manchester investigated the suicides of 130 people aged under 20 in England between January 2014 and April 2015. The findings showed that contributory factors in the suicides included a physical health condition such as acne or ashthma; facing exams or exam results;...
