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 […]
Courses to help everyone at the Recovery College
“We’re all about increasing access to mental health services and getting it out there that mental health is a continuum.”
Sharon’s dog show raises funds for local mental health support
A LOCAL woman who recently organised Fermanagh’s very own dog show has raised over £400 in support of a local mental health service. Sharon West of ‘Home from Home’ doggy day care felt it was important to “give back” due to the impact that Covid has had on the mental health of many, with […]
Ray of Hope event to remember Mickey begins tomorrow
This weekend sees the Ray of Hope memorial weekend in memory of Mickey McPhillips, take place in Newtownbutler. There is a fantastic line-up of events taking place over the weekend to reflect community man Mickey’s interests and life. Friday August 13th A photographic exhibition of ‘Faces and Places’, first exhibited by Mickey back in 2001. […]
‘Choose life’ to end ‘mental health pandemic’ – priest
CANON Jimmy McPhillips has urged young people to “seek help and avail of the many services that are waiting for you to ask”. “To the young people, each one of you are amazing. Each one of you have potential within you and none of us want to see that bright life ever go out,” he […]