Walking shoes? Check.
Leotard? Check.
Chinese Lantern? Check.
- There’s so many exciting events taking place to mark Mental Health Week 2011 so we’ve put together these listings so that you don’t miss out on any of the fun.
We’re actively adding to the list so keep checking for updates. If you’ve got something planned for Mental Health Week that should be included, email Sorcha ( slowry@seechange.ie ) with the details and we’ll post it here.
Mental Health Week 2011 Event Listing
Sunday 9 October
Carlow Mental Health Association | Mensana Festival Launch with floating lanterns on the river Barrow | Carlow Rowing Club| 8pm
Monday 10 October
Ballyfermot Supports | Positive Mental Health Information Day | Ballyfermot Civic Centre | 10am-4pm
Mental Health Reform| Launch of pre-budget submission by Cross Party Group on Mental Health| Kildare St. Dublin 2 | 11am
Tallaght Mental Health Association | Wellbeing Talk | Tallaght Library | 1.15pm
Shine | Basin Club open day and mural painting| Blessington St. Dublin 7 | 12-3pm
Shine, Mayo Traveller Support & Le Cheile Family Resource Centre | “Managing and maintaining your mental health in a changing economic climate” talk and information day | Le Cheile Community & Family Resource Centre, Castlebar | 10-1pm
ReachOut.com | Note to self: Write a positive note to your future self | UCD
Suicide or Survive | ‘I See a Darkness’ documentary and workshop as part of First Fortnight campus tour | UCD | 2pm
MyMind| Open Day | Ranelagh | 3-7pm
Carlow Mental Health Association & Carlow Regional Youth Services| Cup Cake Conference: Positive mental health event for young people | The Vault, Carlow| 7pm
North Clare Mental Health Association| Laughter Yoga | An Grianán Resource Centre, Ennistymon | 7.30pm
First Fortnight, See Change & Union of Students Ireland| College campus tour | UCD| 8pm
Turn2me | Free Online Support Group with professional faciliator (register here) | 8pm
College of Psychiatry of Ireland | “A Relationship Gone Wrong-Alcohol & Your Mental Health” Lecture with various speakers and Q&A | RIA Dawson Street, Dublin 2 | 7.45pm
Tuesday 11 October
Shine| Book launch of Shine On: Irish Writers for Shine| Mansion House, Dublin| 12 noon
Suicide or Survive | ‘I See a Darkness’ documentary and workshop as part of First Fortnight campus tour | GMIT, Galway | 12noon
Waterford Mental Health Associations | Seminar with key note speakers; Minister of State for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, Kathleen Lynch T.D and Brian Howard, CEO, Mental Health Ireland | Dooley’s Hotel, Waterford
Suicide or Survive | ‘I See a Darkness’ documentary and workshop as part of First Fortnight campus tour | GMIT, Castlebar| 6pm
First Fortnight, See Change & Union of Students Ireland| College campus tour | GMIT Castlebar| 8pm
Grow | Gatekeepers Seminar | Dundalk | 8pm
Carlow Mental Health Association | ‘Food for the Brain’ Seminar | Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow| 8pm
Turn2me | Free Online Support Group with professional faciliator (register here) | 8pm
Wednesday 12 October
ReachOut.com | Note to self: Write a positive note to your future self | NUI Galway
Drumcondra & District Mental Health Association & HSE | Building Resiliance Open Day | Cluid Resource Centre, Killarney St. Dublin 1 | 2-4pm
Drumcondra & District Mental Health Association | Building Resiliance Talk | Ballymun Library | 3pm
Aware| October Lecture: When is anxiety not an anxiety disorder?| St. Patrick’s Hospital, Dublin| 7.30pm
Carlow Mental Health Association | Happiness Workshop | Talbot Hotel, Graiguecullen| 7.30pm
Suicide or Survive | ‘I See a Darkness’ documentary and workshop as part of First Fortnight campus tour | Waterford IT| 3pm
First Fortnight, See Change & Union of Students Ireland| College campus tour with live music, mental health documentary and workshop| Waterford IT| 8pm
Turn2me | Free Online Support Group with professional faciliator (register here) | 8pm
College of Psychiatry of Ireland | “A Relationship Gone Wrong-Alcohol & Your Mental Health” Lecture with various speakers and Q&A | Jigsaw, Galway | 7.45pm
Thursday 13 October
ReachOut.com | Note to self: Write a positive note to your future self |Waterford IT
Carlow Mental Health Association | ‘Self Esteem in Families’ Workshop | Bagenalstown Family Resource Centre | 8pm
North Clare Mental Health Association & Clare Youth Services | Happy Teens| An Grianán Resource Centre Ennistymon| 5.30pm
Turn2me | Free Online Support Group with professional faciliator (register here) | 8pm
Friday 14 October
Carlow Mental Health Association | Safe Talk | Forward Steps Resource Centre, Tullow | 10am
Shine | Mental Health Information Day | Macdonagh Junction, Kilkenny | 12-5pm
Celbridge and Kildare CC | “How to Smile our way through Stress” talk | The Library, Celbridge
DETECT | Comedy night | The Laughter Lounge, Dublin| 8pm
Turn2me | Free Online Support Group with professional faciliator (register here) | 8pm
Saturday 15 October
Carlow Mental Health Association | Walk for Your Mental Health | Lord Bagenall, Leighlinbridge | 10am
Carlow Mental Health Association | Choral Event ‘Singing our cares away’ | Eire Og Clubhouse, Carlow |/p>
Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | ‘Talk to Us’ Open day | Mansion House, Dublin 2 | 11am-4pm
Headstrong |Thinking Bigger-Music and Mental Health| Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Dublin
Sunday 16 October
Carlow Mental Health Association | Mensana Family Fun Day | St. Dympna’s Hospital grounds, Carlow| 2-5pm
