Articles tagged with: Mood Matters


    13 November 2017
    Mood Matters Parent & Baby for Maternity Staff

    Mood Matters Parent & Baby for Maternity Staff

    On Friday 3rd November AWARE (the national depression charity for NI) and Royal Jubilee Maternity Services joined together to introduce the Mood Matters Parent and Baby Programme to maternity staff.  Staff were invited to attend an information session presented by Marina McCully the...

    06 February 2017
    “I didn’t speak up, and I didn’t seek help. That is my biggest regret.” These are the words of 19 year old Emma Norris who suffered from depression as a teenager.

    “I didn’t speak up, and I didn’t seek help. That is my biggest regret.” These are the words of 19 year old Emma Norris who suffered from depression as a teenager.

    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...

    06 July 2016
    Register for the Mood Matters Parent & Baby programme

    Register for the Mood Matters Parent & Baby programme

    AWARE is delighted to be bringing the brand new Mood Matters Parent & Baby programme free of charge to the public on Wednesday 7 September in the Belfast Offices of AWARE. The Mood Matters Parent and Baby programmes places a strong emphasis on looking after the mental health of both the...