mental health

The Recovery newsletter is dedicated to bringing you news and information about mental health recovery work in Northern Ireland.

These standards will apply to all organisations providing mental & emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention services which are funded by the PHA.

If you require further details on the PHA Quality Standards, please contact Brenda Morris at the CLEAR Project on 02871 383 386 or email brenda@dhcni.com

The posters highlight some signs and symptoms that indicate that something is having a negative effect on your mental health and promote the website www.mindingyourhead.info  as a source of help for anyone finding it difficult coping with their feelings.

The Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Edwin Poots MLA, asked Department officials and the Public Health Agency to organise a workshop to support the implementation of the Protect Life Strategy and to consider what further action is needed in order to tackle the high level of suicides and self harm in Northern Ireland.

The resulting report from the event is attached below.

A short report using the experiences of young suicidal men to inform mental health care services. 

The Bamford review of mental health and learning disabilities identified the need for research to help with service and policy development in a number of areas. We worked with key stakeholders, gaining significant input from service users and carers along with professionals and researchers, to agree five top priorities.

This booklet is full of practical tips and information on managing stress and achieving and maintaining positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. It also contains a useful list of helpful local organisations and websites. The booklet targets first year students at university and further and higher education colleges as the transition from school to further education can be a very stressful time.