It’s not easy being an immigrant in Ireland. Some people had never heard of Ireland before they moved here, others knew very little about it. Even what language was spoken.
It can be very difficult landing in a country when you don’t know much about it.
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Jigsaw fully supports the calls of the Irish Government, the European Union, and the international community for an urgent, immediate, and peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine, respecting the human and democratic rights of its people.
This is a personal story written for us by one of our young volunteers.
One of the earliest memories I have is of an Irish dancing class in Junior Infants. I remember being bundled into the hall with all the girls and looking back at the boys left behind.
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.
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.
Sinead, a Jigsaw Clinician, talks to Josh, one of our young volunteers about stress; when it can be good for us, and when it can become a problem.
After the holidays going back to school can seem a little nerve-wrecking.
This February marks one year of working with Tribe Charity; a community of young people committed to normalising the discussion around mental health in Ireland.
The Tommy Tiernan Show returned for a new series to RTÉ One on Saturday, 2 January. Lidl’s sponsorship of the show highlights the mental health supports available at Jigsaw to help young people.
We can often find it difficult to talk about our anxieties and worries. It’s not unusual to form a habit of thinking it’s “all in my head”, or “not a big deal”.
