Teacher Jen Ronan’s anxiety worsened after the death of her mother in 2013, and she checked into hospital depressed. She talks openly about it, so others will, too, says Áilín Quinlan.

Áilín Quinlan talks to Neil Kelders about using photography to raise awareness of mental health and the groups’ upcoming exhibition.

A new survey has found nearly one in four Irish people would hide a mental health problem from their family and friends.

The Union of Students in Ireland expect up to 5,000 students to join their national demonstration march this Wednesday, October, 19.

Gardening is a great pursuit to help all aspects of health, not just in terms of aerobic fitness but also mental health. 

Macra’s Rural Youth Committee has expressed outrage and disappointment that some of the €35m increase in funding for mental health services this year will be moved to other areas.

The members of Shine’s Basement Resource Centre in cooperation with Cork City Council are to launch a new mental-health themed pop-up garden at a previously disused site on Cork’s Kyle Street. 

TDs, senators, and their staff are to get mental health counselling to help them handle stress from their work brought on by the financial crisis in recent years.

An antidote to the January blues is First Fortnight, Ireland’s only arts festival that discusses mental health and its stigma. 

The recession is taking its toll on the nation’s mental health, as figures show a rise in the number of people experiencing a mental health problem, often linked to financial strain.

Even the sunniest dispositions have been challenged by the wet summer. Put yourself in the place of a farmer managing livestock or crops; record rainfall, below normal temperatures, and low sunshine levels have made every day a challenge.

People experiencing mental health problems are protected by equality legislation, but too many people do not realise this.

POLICY for the future development of our mental health services is outlined in the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, A Vision for Change (2006), which proposed a new model of service delivery.

ONE in five conversations on social networks in Ireland are negative and include disclosures of suicidal behaviour, discussion of suicide attempts, jokes and derogatory comments.