Northern Area Mental Health Initiative Offering Free Workshops

The Initiative will deliver mental health awareness and resilience training, and internet safety, sexual abuse and exploitation education to children and young people aged 8 to 25 years, and their key contacts.

The Initiative is funded by the Northern Ireland Executive’s Social Investment Fund for two years, until March 2019 and will be delivered across the Northern Social Investment Zone which broadly mirrors the Northern Health and Social Care Trust boundary.

Workshops for children and young people:

• Mental Health Awareness: 8 - 25 years
• Confidence Building & Self Esteem: 11 - 25 years
• Exam Stress: 11 - 25 years
• Body Image: 11 - 25 years
• Bullying Awareness: 11 - 25 years
• Internet Safety, Sexual Abuse & Exploitation Education: 11 - 25 years 

These workshops are fun and interactive, designed to educate children and young people on issues surrounding mental health, using games and technology to create an engaging and exciting learning experience. Duration: 1.5 hours.

Workshops for key contacts:

• Mental Health Awareness & Building Resilience Cultures: 18 years +
• Internet Safety, Sexual Abuse & Exploitation Education: 18 years + 

These workshops are designed to enhance awareness and improve capacity to deal with issues likely to affect the well-being of 8 to 25 year olds, with a view to preventing poor mental health and creating and building resilient cultures/environments. Duration: 2.5 hours.

Workshops are delivered across target areas in Antrim, Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Larne, Newtownabbey, within schools or organisations, on a date to suit you.

To book a workshop, T 028 9442 5356 E [email protected] W www.northernareamhi.org.uk

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