Irish students are rewarded for promoting mental health

The efforts of two students to promote mental health have earned them the accolade of All-Ireland Youth Volunteers of the Year.

Sophie Donnelly, from Wexford town, became passionate about raising awareness of how common mental illness can be after losing her sister to suicide.

After a week of training in 2013, she promoted the message that ‘it’s okay not to feel okay’ with a Walk in My Shoes day at Presentation Secondary School in Wexford, where she sits the Leaving Certificate in June.