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Category: Mental health
Guest Blog: Belong To – LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland
Shane Smart (he/him) is the Drug and Alcohol Youth Worker at Belong To, the national LGBTI+ youth organisation. Belong To offers advice, information, and crisis counselling for LGBTI+ youth, also supporting free, non-judgemental LGBTI+ youth groups across Ireland. Through training,…
Take Care of Your Mental Health This January
Order a Free Mental Health and Alcohol Resource Drinkaware, the national charity working to reduce and prevent the misuse of alcohol in Ireland, is offering a free mental health resource to the public. The resource is available to order online and will…
Tips for positive mental health at Christmas during the pandemic
In a typical year, the festive season can be a time of celebration for some people and a time of poor mental health for others. But as we near the end of a unique year, it is understandable that the…
Two-thirds of Men Drinking to Cope during Covid-19: New Drinkaware/B&A Research
Key findings Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, today (15 June 2020) published a cross-analysis of findings focusing on the behaviours, attitudes and motivations driving male alcohol consumption since the introduction of Covid-19…
Drinkaware Urges Restraint on Alcohol Use at Home amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, is encouraging the public to manage time spent at home or in self-isolation without alcohol, given that 50% of Irish adults cite ‘coping’ as motivation for their…
Tips for positive mental health at Christmas
The festive season can be a time of celebration for some people and a time of poor mental health for others. This can be a stressful time for many of us with much more to do than usual and if…
World Mental Health Day 2019: Alcohol and your Mental Health
With the 2019 Pfizer Health Index finding that 16% of Irish people reporting suffering from depression or anxiety related conditions, the relationship between alcohol and mental health is important to consider. This World Mental Health Day, we look at how alcohol can…
Workplace Wellness: Alcohol and Mental Health
One of the reasons some of us drink alcohol is to alter our mood or change our mental state, so it stands to reason that alcohol can affect our mental health in a range of different ways. While alcohol can…