Series of online courses available as Western Trust prepares to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2025
A series of online courses will be hosted by the Western Trust’s Health Improvement, Equality & Involvement Department in the run up to and during Mental Health Awareness Week 2025.
The theme for this year is ‘Community’.
Ellie Leonard, from the Western Trust, explained: “It is important to celebrate the power and importance of community and being part of a safe, positive community is vital for our mental health and wellbeing both to protect and nurture positive mental health.
“Developing strong connections, friendships and relationships has a positive impact not only on our mental health but our overall wellbeing. It is important to recognise communities can provide a sense of belonging, safety and support in hard times and reminds us all we are not alone.
“The Western Health & Social Care Trust Health Improvement, Equality & Involvement Department offer a range of free training courses, open to all and include a variety of emotional health and wellbeing courses.”
Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 will take place over May 12-18.
Online training courses available include:
Understanding Self-Harm (May 1, 9.30am-12.30pm)
Self-Compassion - Why the way we talk to ourselves matters (May 8, 10am-1pm)
Take 5 Ambassador Training (May 13, 10am-12noon)
Making our Nervous System work for us using the Polyvagal Theory (May 27, 10am-1pm)
For further details on training, register your interest here or to avail of mental health resources please contact the department; [email protected]
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