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World Mental Health Day takes place on 10th October and the theme for Northern Ireland's regional campaign is Creating Hope Through Action. To help the people of Belfast create hope through action, the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is hosting the Festival of...

The Office of the Mental Health Champion has launched a new report, Factors Affecting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Children and Young People in Northern Ireland. The research shows that 45.2% of 16-year-olds meet the criteria for mental ill health. It also reveals...

New research published by the Trussell Trust has laid bare the scale of food poverty in Northern Ireland. According to the numbers outlined in Hunger in Northern Ireland, 16% of all adults (or their households) experienced food insecurity in the period between...

The Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland, Professor Siobhán O’Neill, launched a brand-new campaign, ‘We’re Better, When We Talk’, which promotes connecting and talking about our feelings as important ways of looking after our mental wellbeing. The message that...

There is some excellent new material on Community Wellbeing this week. Age NI represents the interests of older people, many of whom will contend with a trio of challenges this winter: cold homes, hunger and social isolation. The cost-of-living crisis is fuelling...

Northern Ireland's Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhán O'Neill, explains why urgent action is needed to alleviate the distress many people feel over the rising cost of living. There have been many public conversations about the impact of the cost-of-living...

The cost of everything seems to be increasing – from energy bills and rent and mortgage costs to weekly shopping. Covid Wellbeing is home to a range of resources designed to help people through these challenging times. Gas, oil and electricity prices have all...