Mental Health
# mental-health - Friday 17 May, 2013
Column: How practising mindfulness can help your work life
Some of the world’s most successful companies are investing in mindfulness training for their employees to help them deal better with stress and workplace challenges, writes Joanne O’Malley
# mental-health - Monday 13 May, 2013
40 psychiatric patients escape from Kenya hospital after overpowering guards
Ten of the patients have now returned to the hospital and police said the breakout must have been well planned.
# mental-health - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Over 2,700 people sought help from Pieta House last year
Figures show that nearly 1,000 of those who contacted the suicide and self-harm crisis centre were aged between 25 and 44.
# mental-health - Friday 3 May, 2013
Two Chinese teens take their own lives over unfinished homework: reports
The boys, aged 15 and 13, died in separate incidents – with the high school workload reportedly to blame.
# mental-health - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Suicide resource centre opens in Tralee
Console will provide a broad range of supports and services for those affected by or at risk of suicide.
# mental-health - Friday 26 April, 2013
Are you willing to laugh… in a very competitive manner?
Ireland’s first laughing championships is set to take place in Galway on 5 May, otherwise known as world laughter day.
# mental-health - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
One third of people with bipolar disorder unable to work – report
Around 40,000 people in Ireland have bipolar disorder, but many were only diagnosed after experiencing symptoms for between 2 and 3 years.
# mental-health - Monday 22 April, 2013
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# mental-health - Sunday 21 April, 2013
How to manage workplace stress
It’s part of modern life – but there are ways to let go…
# mental-health - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Suicides, murders rise as Greek austerity takes health toll
Anecdotal evidence in Ireland shows a link between the economic crisis growing suicide rates but a study in Greece has proved it. In fact, research results were worse than expected.
# mental-health - Thursday 11 April, 2013
15 ways to beat anxiety now
Daily stress affects us all – these tips will help you on your way to being cool as a cucumber.
# mental-health - Saturday 6 April, 2013
Column: Does Hollywood’s portrayal of mental illness help or hinder awareness
Silver Linings Playbook is the latest movie to deal with issues surrounding mental health, but does cinema succeed in bringing these issues to the fore or are they more harmful than helpful, asks Darren Mooney.
# mental-health - Saturday 30 March, 2013
13 great mental health benefits of exercise
From alleviating anxiety to helping you to get more done, here’s 13 obvious and not-so-obvious boosts from exercise.
# mental-health - Friday 15 March, 2013
Over 3,000 episodes of physical restraint in mental health centres in 2011
A new report said there has been a year-on-year increase in the use of physical restraint.
The aftermath of war: UK military personnel ‘at increased risk of violent offending’
UK military personnel deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan with direct combat exposure were 53 per cent more likely to commit a violent offence than men serving in a non-combat role, according to the Lancet.
# mental-health - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
HSE care of depressed father to undergo ‘comprehensive review’
The Mental Health Commission has called for a review into the treatment that John Butler received in the months before he took the lives of his two daughters along with his own.
# mental-health - Monday 11 March, 2013
INTO calls for all teachers to be given mental health training
The training would mean that teachers could better deal with work colleagues who are experiencing mental health difficulties.
# mental-health - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Bullied: Your stories of bullying and its lasting effects
We asked and you told us. Here are your stories about how the pain of childhood bullying can live on.
# mental-health - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Bullied: Your stories of bullying in the workplace
We asked and you told us. Here are some of your experiences of bullying in the workplace.
Column: Mental health and alcohol – the elephant in the room
Mental well-being is finally getting some of the attention it warrants – but the dark relationship between psychological health and alcohol continues to be largely ignored, writes Anne-Marie Flynn.
# mental-health - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Reilly gets stuck in lift at opening of mental health facility
The Health Minister was stuck in the lift with staff, press photographers and Minister Kathleen Lynch for at least 10 minutes earlier today.
Column: 7 signs to alert employers a colleague is experiencing difficulties
Employers play a key role in tackling mental health writes Dr Kara McGann, who says in these tough economic times managers need to be pro-active and aware of the issues.
Column: I train to stay physically healthy – I should treat my mental health no differently
When I tell people I have a physical trainer, they think I must be stronger and fitter as a result of it – yet there is a stigma attached to attending a counsellor or psychologist, writes Tom Murphy.
# mental-health - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
VIDEO: Jim McGuinness joins GAA, rugby stars to support student mental health campaign
Alan Quinlan, John Muldoon, Finian Hanley and Kevin Keane also feature in the “Who would you tell?” campaign.
# mental-health - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Column: Action plans for young people may be laudable – but they’re just window-dressing
The Government says it is prioritising young peoples’ mental health while, at the same time, cutting the role of counsellors, writes Gerry Flynn.
# mental-health - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Column: Last year’s multi-million euro underspend in mental health is unacceptable
In a year when many families and communities lost a child or young person to suicide, it makes no sense that €29 million pledged to be spent on mental health was not used, writes Tanya Ward.
Demand for LGBT Helpline so high it needs more volunteers
Mental health concerns are the number one reason why people contact its service.
# mental-health - Thursday 31 January, 2013
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
Number of primary school children with depression rises
The survey found that bullying leads to a number of significant mental health challenges in primary schools.
National guidelines on mental health in secondary schools published
The guidelines provide information to schools on how to address mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
# mental-health - Saturday 26 January, 2013
Column: I know the effects of suicide. I know how support can help.
Suicide has touched so many families in Ireland – and its problems cannot be overcome alone, writes Seamus Hennessy.
Aaron McKenna: Waiting 25 hours to be taken to hospital? It’s quite normal
Those with mental health problems do not deserve the indignities they suffer – but they have always been the poor relation in our system.
# mental-health - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Report: Irish rate of young male suicide ‘among EU’s highest’
The cross-border Men’s Health Forum in Ireland also says self-harming is higher in males at some age grades.
# mental-health - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
Samaritans’ SMS service reveals high levels of self-harm
The Dublin Samaritans service says one-in-three texts received in 2012 mentioned self-harm, a higher rate than calls or email.
# mental-health - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Column: When suicide hits the media, how do we deal with it?
A call to a Dublin radio station last week sparked debate over the public discussion of suicide, writes Derek Chambers. We should look at changing the conversation.
# mental-health - Friday 11 January, 2013
Justice Committee at Stormont grills Marie Stopes representatives
The committee asked representatives if they located the clinic across from a train station to encourage women from the Republic to travel there for abortions.
# mental-health - Monday 7 January, 2013
What Stigma? Short doc looks at Ireland’s mental health
Mental health experts talk opendly and eloquently about Ireland’s experiences.
# mental-health - Sunday 6 January, 2013
€150k fund to support artists with disabilities or mental health problems
The fund, which is being run by the Rehab Group, will help people to pursue careers in the arts over the next five years.
# mental-health - Thursday 3 January, 2013
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# mental-health - Saturday 29 December, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added Luas fist-fights
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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