The event will feature talks and workshops to improve physical, spiritual, intellectual, emotional and social health.
Darkness Into Light returns to Fermanagh
Darkness Into Light returns to Fermanagh this weekend, with the main event taking place from the Oak Healthy Living Centre in Lisnaskea.
‘Create conversations’ about mental health
The 21-year old student is set to pull on the walking shoes and clock up the miles as part of a 27-27 fundraiser for mental health charity, Mind.
Taking to the skies in memory of Katie-May and Nicola
Grassroots efforts have been underway in the Lisnaskea area, particularly by the Emmetts, to help bring better mental health supports to the community
‘Working together is at the heart of everything we do’ – CAMHS
HE Western Trust’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has said that the Covid-19 pandemic presented new challenges for children and young people across the area. While the Western Trust service currently has 540 young people on its waiting list, referral demand continues to outstrip CAMHS capacity and the team has continued to see […]
Teens with mental health issues ‘cruelly’ left behind
“INEFFECTIVE, inconsistent and inadequate” are the words used by one Enniskillen mother to describe child mental health services across the Fermanagh area. The mother, who did not want to be identified told this paper that her 15-year-old child was transferred to the Western Trust’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) three years ago but […]
Does physical activity really improve your mental health?
Christmas, although it was one a lot different to its predecessors as a result of Covid-19 restrictions, gave people the opportunity to take time out, relax, recover and get ready for another busy year. One sports and fitness expert in the county, however, feels it is time that people get down to business and adopt […]
Dunbar’s urging people to speak out about mental health
By Mark McGoldrick ENNISKILLEN actor Adrian Dunbar is once again supporting the Hope, Healing and Growth event to raise money for the Aisling Centre. The famous actor, most notable for playing the part of the DCI Ted Hasting in BBC One’s thriller Line of Duty, is urging people to think about their mental health and […]
Louise lobbies Stormont in memory of Michael
FERMANAGH woman Louise Boyle has taken one step closer to having resilience training added to the school curriculum. Last week Ms Boyle, who tragically lost her partner Michael Doherty to suicide last year, addressed the All Party Group (APG) on Suicide Prevention at the Assembly. Ms Boyle told the event, which was attended by all […]
Demand for urgent action as Trust records highest number of kids waiting to seek mental health help
THE Western Trust has the highest number of children (361 patients) waiting more than 13 weeks to access mental health services according to new figures. Almost 2,000 children have been left to sit on waiting lists across the North making it the worst area in the whole of the UK for mental health referrals and […]