Category Archives: AMH News

Come VolunCHEER with us at this year’s Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon!

Volunteering your time to help Action Mental Health raise funds is not only good for us –  it is also good for you, as well as your community. The reasons


AMH Hustings 2019

The next Local Government Elections will be held on Thursday, 2 May 2019, Councillors will be elected for each of the eleven council areas in NI. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough


Local business leads the way on Job Shadow Day

Alan Espey Interiors, one of Newtownards’ leading independent retailers, is appealing to all employers to follow its example and get involved with Job Shadow Day on May 16. Proprietor Alan


Mother’s Day focus on women’s mental health

It’s almost that time of year when the card companies the world over rub their hands with glee as dutiful children of all ages traipse to the shops for Mother’s


My Journey with AMH – Mark

I was always an anxious and timid child. Thoughts would come into my mind that bothered me greatly, although most of them were irrational.  For me this was completely normal


AMH New Horizons – a place where support and new friends are found 

My name is Brendan Lemon and I am 48 years old. I have suffered with some form or other of mental health problems since birth but all those years ago


World Sleep Day – tips to achieve the best night’s slumber, from mental health experts

It’s World Sleep Day today and as you look forward to slipping under the covers for a good night’s rest it’s an unfortunate fact that sleep is not something that


Tiny newborns to benefit from talents of AMH knitters

Premature newborn babies at Antrim Area Hospital will be all cosy and warm in new knits lovingly crafted by clients at Action Mental Health. The adorable little knits ­– including