Bee Heard Coleraine

💚It's #UniversityMentalHealthDay. An opportunity to make mental health a university-wide priority 📣 . ❓Have you been to University, or are you currently at University right now? If so, we want to know, what mental health advice would you give to your first year self?

@hearinglossNI More information about Action on Hearing Loss's services in Northern Ireland can be found here: actiononhearingloss.org.uk/about-us/our-w… If you'd like to contact them directly, you can telephone 028 9023 9619, or email: information.nireland@hearingloss.org.uk

Last week, Barry Grimes from @hearinglossNI kindly dropped by to talk to us about how to look after our hearing and the support that's available for people dealing with hearing loss.

We have the highest rate of suicide and the highest level of mental ill health in the UK. bbc.com/news/uk-northe…

"Depression is a difficult thing to accept you have, these groups help take away the stigma and you realise anyone can get depression. It provides you with confidence and support." To find one close to you, click here: aware-ni.org…/information-about-our-support-gr…

One of the questions we all dread when returning to socialising is ‘so, how are you?’ from someone we don’t know too well or ‘I haven’t seen you in ages, where have you been?’ from someone we have no desire to go into details of our depression with. bit.ly/2YHyo6P

🎄You and your mental health still matter at Christmas. Like & share if you found this useful! #MondayMotivation mentalhealth.org.uk/christmas/blog…

🌟Exciting news🌟The theme for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 18-24 May 2020 is 💤'sleep'. 😴The Week will focus on the connections between our sleep - or lack of it - and mental health. 💚Find out more now: mentalhealth.org.uk/news/sleep-and… #WednesdayWisdom #Sleep

A little pick me up for you. You've totally got this. ​📷 @veronicadearly ​Image description: On a pink background is a photo of a person's hand, using their thumb and first finger to pick up a small paper person. The person is labelled: 'you'. To the left, black and white te…

Our Christmas decorations are up!

We're in this week's Coleraine Chronicle! =D We'd like to thank everyone who came along and helped us celebrate our fifth birthday; here's to many more! #mentalhealth #birthday

Our birthday celebrations have begun! 😀

Teaching our children to be kind to others is very important, but so is talking about being kind to ourselves. bit.ly/2NLU8JC

📚Read our free guide - How to look after your mental health: 🔸Talk about your feelings 🔸Keep active 🔸Eat well 🔸Drink sensibly 🔸Keep in touch 🔸Ask for help 🔸Take a break 🔸Do something you enjoy 🔸Accept who you are 🔸Care for others mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/h…

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis - advice about jogging and self-care is not enough | Suzanne Moore via @guardian bit.ly/2Vy5DYB

👨This November, we focus on men's mental health. 💚To succeed in addressing the causes of poor mental health, we must equip men (and boys) to find the path to more consistent levels of good mental health. 🤝Join us and get involved: #CharityTuesday

On November 15th and November 23rd, we're doing street collections in Coleraine from 10am to 4pm, and if you or anyone you know could spare some time to give us a hand, we'd really appreciate it! Please email fundraising@beeheard.org.uk for more info about getting involved!

#MiddayMidweekMindfulness Are you having an overwhelming day? Take a breath... breath in for 4 seconds, hold for 7, and out for 8. Repeat a few times to relax your mind and body. Take that rest to calm your heart rate and clear your head!