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Suicide can affect every one of us. Many people in Northern Ireland either know someone who has taken their own life or know somebody who has lost a loved one to suicide. It is difficult to speak in statistics because behind every number is a personal story and a family or friend grieving a loss....

AWARE - The Depression Charity for Northern Ireland - has teamed up with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and ARC Fitness to host a public talk in the City Hotel, Derry to discuss the impact substance use, addiction and mental health has on our community and loved ones. The talk will...

AWARE, the depression charity for Northern Ireland is opening a mental health and wellbeing support group for young people aged 18-30 in Omagh. The group will have its first meeting on Thursday 1st September at 7pm in The Hub on Market Street and will meet fortnightly. The free-to-attend group is...

Stormont MLAs have met with members of the community and voluntary sector at the All Party Group on Mental Health’s annual general meeting last month. The group provides a forum by which MLAs and outside organisations and individuals can meet to discuss mental health issues facing communities...

Provincewide Builders' Merchant MacBlair has chosen depression charity AWARE as its newest charity partner, alongside Community Rescue Service. Julie Carson, Head of Marketing at MacBlair, said: "As an organisation, we have seen how poor mental health has become a growing concern amongst our...

Trouw Nutrition Ireland has appointed AWARE as its charity partner for the year, 2022-23.  This is the company’s first official charity partner, as they seek to raise awareness of mental health services and support mental health amongst its team and the wider agri industry. Part of a...

Local mental health charity, AWARE NI, has benefitted from £14,000 of support following its tenure as Donnelly Group’s charity partner for 2021-2022.  Fundraising efforts by Donnelly Group, Northern Ireland’s largest independently owned motor retailer, which included a Dragon Boat...

I’ve never been a person to consider my mind or its wellbeing that much… until I became a dad. In 2019, my wife and I found out we were expecting a baby. It was a massive shock. And although we very quickly turned to be excited, there were a lot of other emotions, feelings, and concerns that...

Mark Beattie, Jonny Calderwood, Andrew Marsden and Wayne McMeekin will climb five of the UK and Ireland's highest mountains between 13-18 June in aid of Depression Charity for Northern Ireland, AWARE. The challenge, which coincides with Men's Health Week, will see the four climb 5,296m whilst...

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we are talking about loneliness. Why has loneliness been chosen as this year's theme? Loneliness is affecting more and more of us in the UK and significantly impacts our physical and mental health. 'Loneliness in Northern Ireland: 2019/20', a report published by...

AWARE is thrilled to announce its new partnership with MRP. Darcy McCarten, Senior HR Director at MRP, said; MRP is partnering with AWARE as we recognise the value of supporting mental health in the workplace. AWARE offers so many resources not only to individuals struggling with mental health...

Having a baby is supposed to be one of the most exciting experiences in life, but reality can often feel different from your expectations. Going through pregnancy, birth and caring for a newborn can leave you feeling anxious and exhausted. Almost every mother experiences these feelings, but...

Sinead Cassidy, Senior Administrative Coordinator at NantHealth, said: “An integral part of the core values of NantHealth is Community. Our partnership with AWARE allows us to give back where we can. As well as fundraising for the local community, we want our employees to take care...

It’s hard to imagine going a whole day in 2022 without using a smartphone or laptop. The world is online more than ever, with many people using digital means to access shopping, work, banking and social interaction. Social media and messaging apps allow you to connect with the world and make...

By Rosanna Mulholland (Public Health Communications Student at University of Ulster) April is Stress Awareness Month! A month dedicated to highlighting the causes and cures of stress and its effect on our lives. We’re addressing various health issues this month related to stress. This blog...

Hastings Hotels have partnered with AWARE to help raise awareness and highlight the importance of mental health throughout the company and local communities. As Northern Ireland's premier hotel group, Hastings Hotels employs hundreds of staff and will be participating in a series...

Jessica Crilly (Cookstown), Grace Downey (Portglenone) and Cara McAllister (Rasharkin) are raising funds and awareness for local mental health services by trekking one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Jessica, Grace and Cara will be travelling to Peru on 7 April to walk along the Inca Trail to...

Although we are learning more and more about mental health, there is still a stigma attached to talking about bipolar disorder. Stigma often stems from a lack of understanding of mental illness, leading to harmful assumptions and stereotypes. To recognise World Bipolar Day on the 30th March...

Beggs and Partners have announced AWARE as its new charity of the year, aiming to raise awareness and vital funds to support local people affected by depression and mental ill-health across Northern Ireland. Founded in Belfast in 1960 by William Beggs, Beggs and Partners are a Plumbing and...

AWARE, the Depression Charity for Northern Ireland, has teamed up with the Royal College of Psychiatrists to host a public talk with mental health professionals and local people with lived experience of mental ill-health in Omagh. The event is in the Silverbirch Hotel on Thursday 24th March 2022...