World Mental Health Month

World Mental Health Month takes place this October and October 10th marks World Mental Health Day. The World Federation for Mental Health started this mental health awareness campaign in 1992 and it has been celebrated yearly since. World Mental Health Day provides the opportunity to raise awareness about global mental health issues and creates the opportunity for people to call for action and advocate for change in mental health. Every year the World Federation for Mental Health sets a theme for World Mental Health Day, this year’s theme is “Mental Health & Wellbeing For All A Global Priority”.

By October 10th 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic will have challenged the world for over 2 years. In turn, our mental health has been challenged during this period and World Mental Health Day provides the opportunity for us to reconnect and awaken efforts to invest, promote and improve mental health.

This year, the HSE is launching a new Mental Health Literacy Campaign on World Mental Health Day. The campaign helps people to make the connection between common mental health difficulties like ongoing stress, sleep, anxiety or low mood that they or others in their life may be experiencing and highlights the different levels of support that can help.

This campaign signposts people to the HSE’s range of FREE resources available to support our mental health and wellbeing. All of these resources can be found on yourmentalhealth.ie.

Mental Health Ireland are working in co-production to launch a World Mental Health Month programme that ensures mental health and wellbeing become a priority for all across the country. This campaign provides the ultimate opportunity for us all to build mental health awareness, united as one. For more information on this campaign visit https://worldmentalhealthmonth-mhi.ie/

A number of wellbeing events are taking place across Cavan and Monaghan including both online and face to face training opportunities. Further details are outlined on the calendar of events.

Name of EventDate and TimeLocationTarget AudienceContact Details
Suicide Prevention Awareness Training Various dates and timesOptions for both online and face to face training available General Public, including front line workers and concerned adults (18+ years)Further details on www.nosp.ie/training. HSE Resource Officer for Suicide prevention emer.mulligan@hse.ie086 1717 563
Innovation Recovery - free online wellbeing coursesVarious dates and times Online @InnovationRecovGeneral Public Call or email to book your space 087 409 8630Innovation.RecoverySouth@hse.ie
Connect CafeSaturday 8th October at 12pm Drumavaddy Community Centre General Public Catherine Corr 087 636 6075 Mental Health Ireland, Kim@mentalhealthireland.ie
Five Ways to Wellbeing Monday 10th October at 10amFocus FRC, KilleshandraGeneral Public Mental Health Ireland and Focus FRC Killeshandra, Kim@mentalhealthireland.ie
Five Ways to WellbeingWednesday 12th October at 2.30pmBailieborough LibraryGeneral Public Mental Health Ireland, Kim@mentalhealthireland.ie
Connect CafeThursday 20th October at 10.30amCootehill LibraryGeneral Public Mental Health Ireland, Kim@mentalhealthireland.ie

If you, or someone you know is in crisis, contact your GP or contact North East Doc on Call on 1800 777 911 during out of hours (evening and weekends), or if you are really concerned, go to the Emergency Department in Cavan General Hospital.

Other supports including 24/7 services can be accessed in different ways, for example:

  • on the phone – Samaritans, visit www.samaritans.ie or freephone 116 123
  • by text message – Text 50808, text HELLO to 50808
  • online – MyMind, visit www.mymind.org
  • face-to-face – Pieta, visit www.pieta.ie or freephone 1800 247 247

You can also call the HSE YourMentalHealth Information Line, anytime day or night, for information on services and supports available near you – freephone 1800 111 888 or visit www.yourmentalhealth.ie