National Youth Health Programme

The National Health Programme welcomes the publication of Suicide Prevention in the Community,  A practical Guide.

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest
compliment, or the smallest act of caring: all of which
have the potential to turn a life around."

You can download this resource here:

Suicide Prevention - A Practical Guide (PDF)

U N I T E D   N A T I O N S

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

MESSAGE ON WORLD HEALTH DAY

7 April 2012

Each year on 7 April, we observe World Health Day to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948.  This year’s theme, "Good health adds life to years", conveys an important message: promoting good health throughout life improves one’s chances of remaining healthy and productive in one’s later years.

Think Big Challenge:

Would you like the opportunity to receive an award of €5000 for your project?  O2 have made a fund of €20,000 available to the Think Big project in recognition of the ability and creativity of the young people who have taken part in Think Big projects to date.  To further support them and encourage them to Think Bigger we are offering 4 one off grants of €5,000 along with specialist mentoring support.

The training is based on the resource Mindout which has been developed by Health Promotion HSE West and NUI Galway.  MindOut is a twelve session mental  health programme which takes a positive approach to the promotion of emotional and mental health among young people.  The emphasis is on giving time to young people to explore what challenges their mental health and looking at the ways they cope ranging from personal coping skills to informal networks of support to professional or voluntary support services.  All participants will recieve a copy of the MindOut resource pack and Good Habits of Mind support pack.   

Training is carried out over 3 days.  Following training day one and two participants go back to their organisation and begin to implemement the programme.  Participants then return 6 weeks later for day three which includes a review, self-care for tutors and organisational issues. 

In May 2010 the National Youth Council of Ireland and the Irish Heart Foundation unveiled a new resource entitled ‘Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL)’ to tackle the escalating problems of poor nutrition and declining levels of physical activity amongst Irish teenagers.

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