Category Archives: AMH News

AMH supports school students’ call for mental health education in the classroom

A new report published by the Anna Freud Centre today finds that 93% of over 3,000 young people surveyed in the UK want mental health to be brought into the


If you know a young carer, can you lend an ear of support by phone or by zoom?

Being a young carer is difficult at the best of times, but during the past year of the coronavirus pandemic, young carers are feeling more stressed, anxious, isolated and fearful


MS sufferers being offered support through the Mind My MS project in conjunction with Action Mental Health’s New Life Counsellors

Action Mental Health is helping people diagnosed with MS in Northern Ireland cope with their condition through a new support initiative, the Mind My MS project. Some 400 people are


Action Mental Health’s Men’s Shed helping to increase the bee population in Fermanagh

The talented bunch from Fermanagh Men’s Shed – based at Action Mental Health’s New Horizons service in Drumcoo, Enniskillen – have been working with David Bolton from the Fermanagh Beekeepers


International Women’s Day

Celebrating the brave women transformed by Action Mental Health Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. All over the world, young girls, women, mothers, sisters, friends and matriarchs of all creeds


The facts and figures show the scale of Binge Eating Disorder

Action Mental Health today concludes our special focus on Eating Disorders Awareness Week, highlighting the statistics that convey the impact of Eating Disorders on society. It’s a tragic fact that


Does one eating disorder trump another one?

Do some eating disorders trump others? That’s among the common misconceptions surrounding eating disorders – namely that Anorexia Nervosa is the most serious eating disorder. In fact, all eating disorders


Today’s focus for Eating Disorders Awareness Week -Body Positivity and Health

As Eating Disorder Awareness Week continues, today we examine the issue of positive body image and offer advice on helping you to deal with those days when you most suffer