Articles tagged with: Stress
FREE Mental Health Courses – December 2025 & January 2026
Thinking about learning more about mental health and how you can best support your wellbeing? AWARE NI is running a number of FREE mental health education courses this December 2025 and January 2026.
Whether you're someone looking to learn more about mental health, or a parent or teacher seeking...
AWARE's top five home-schooling tips
Is this your first week home-schooling the little ones? We know this can cause feelings of uncertainty and may put a strain on your mental health, so we want to give you our top five tips on home-schooling...
1. Don’t Stress
It’s easier said than done but this is so important, especially,...
BLOG POST: How can we support young people through stress and anxiety?
BLOG POST: How can we support young people through stress and anxiety?
“Whatever you say, say nothing.” This 1975 poem by Irish poet Seamus Heaney spoke of the atmosphere of silence bred by the Troubles. It became the mantra that Northern Irish people lived by. Researchers suggest that this...
AWARE, supports the findings of recent report which highlights exam stress as among the top cause of suicide in teenagers
Experts at the University of Manchester investigated the suicides of 130 people aged under 20 in England between January 2014 and April 2015. The findings showed that contributory factors in the suicides included a physical health condition such as acne or ashthma; facing exams or exam results;...
