The last couple of years have turned people’s plans upside down. Young people, in particular, have been heavily impacted.
Job insecurity and uncertainty about the future can lead to challenging situations. Stress is one of those words we use so often it has almost lost its meaning.
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Being transgender is when the gender you feel you are is different from the gender you were given at birth.
This also includes being non-binary which can mean not feeling like any gender, feeling both male and female, or feeling fluid in your gender in that you feel male and female at different times. It can also mean feeling partly or completely a different gender than either male or female.
Some people have a strong feeling of this from an early age and others aren’t aware until they are older.
Exciting news! We have been appointed as the official charity partner of the Football Association of Ireland. FAI staff selected us as their preferred choice to work with for the next two years.
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, alongside Minister of State with responsibility for Older People and Mental Health, Mary Butler TD, launched our new strategy for young people’s mental health today.
World Mental Health Day 2021 is this Sunday, 10 October.
The last 18 months have been tough for everyone. Though as restrictions continue to lift, we can do with a reminder to look after our wellbeing from here on. This is especially true as winter closes in.
This year’s theme is ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’. The goal is to support and raise awareness for mental health issues around the world.
We are delighted to share our first ever supporter newsletter. It shows some of the great work you are making possible for our young people.
Dr. Cian Aherne works as the Clinical Manager at our Jigsaw service in Limerick. For our first newsletter, we caught up with him to talk through some issues young people currently experience, and Jigsaw’s role in dealing with them.
You can download the newslettter here.
September’s Rolling Gallery in our Dublin City service focuses on ‘Learn’. This represents the second letter in Jigsaw’s ‘C.L.A.N.G’, 5-A-Day for Mental Health.
FM104’s Mind Your Noggin Day is taking place this Friday, 10 September, in aid of our work.
This year, there is another great line-up of acts and talent to remind the FM104 audience of the important work we do.
Presenters will be joined by Ella Henderson, The Script, The Wanted, Tom Grennan, Bressie and Joel Corry, among others. Social media stars will lend their support too.
Despite the challenges last year brought, because of you we were able to offer mental health support to thousands of young people across Ireland.
We could give families, teachers, and those who support young people the skills to be there for young people.
We are delighted to announce registration is now open for our upcoming Jigsaw Exchange research event on Wednesday, 29 September, from 9.30am-12.30pm.
To sign up for this event and find out more, visit our registration page.
