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Preparing for entrance exam results
Many children across Northern Ireland will receive entrance exam results this weekend. Parents can feel incredibly anxious about how best to handle results day, conscious that it can be a key memory for young people The vital thing to remember this weekend is that...
Mental Health Champion campaign encourages the public to talk about feelings and emotions
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...
Winter wellbeing
The Christmas period can be a time of celebration for family and friends. However, many people find it challenging. 2022 has proved to be a very hard year for many people. Domestic and financial problems, along with issues in work, can often seem particularly...
Age NI tips on energy efficiency can help release the pressure
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...
Mental Health Champion says that it’s time to release the pressure
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...
Community Wellbeing launches new cost-of-living section
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...
Relationships Week 2022
Following the success of 2020 (#RelationshipsRocks) & 2021 (#LoveYourself), Relationships Week is back this year from September 5th-12th, 2022. Relationships Week 2022 – ‘Milestones’ Engagement. Wedding. House. Kids. For generations, these are the milestones we...
Ending the Harm campaign launched by Northern Ireland Executive
The Northern Ireland Executive has launched a new campaign as part of its Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime. The current ‘Ending the Harm’ campaign focuses on countering practice of illegal money lending and highlighting how it is used by paramilitary...
Generation Hope: Youth Suicide Prevention Conference
Northern Ireland's Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhán O'Neill, will host a September conference focusing on suicide prevention. According to the 2020 Youth Wellbeing Prevalence Survey mental ill health in children and young people in Northern Ireland is 25%...
Relate NI’s 75th Anniversary Conference
On 4th September 2022, Relate NI will have been supporting people and relationships across Northern Ireland for 75 years. To mark the occasion, which will coincide with this year's Relationships Week (5th September to 11th September), Relate NI is planning a policy...