Top picks for Mental Health Week events

Want to get involved with World Mental Health Week? Check out our guide to events happening in your area…

Arts & Entertainment

• Various locations: National Choral Singing Week in association with Mental Health Ireland.Date: 5th-12th October Venue: Various. See website for details.
• Longford: Song & Dance Evening with Longford Mental Health Association Date: 8:00pm, Thursday 9th October Venue: Longford Arms Hotel.
• Dublin: St John of God Hospital Free Concert with Dublin Gospel Choir Date: 8:00pm, Friday 10th October Venue: Main Hall, Saint John of God Hospital, Stillorgan.
• Clare: “Night of Colours” fundraising dinner dance for William Winder Foundation Date:  Saturday 11th October Venue: Bellbridge House Hotel, Spanish Point.

Book Launches

• Laois: Soul Survivors 3 Book Launches with GROW Date: 8:00pm, Monday 6th October Venue: Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise
• Limerick: Soul Survivors 3 Book Launches with GROW Date: 12:30pm, Tuesday 7th October Venue: 33 Henry St, Limerick.

Infomration Session

• Laois: Information Sessions with GROW Date: 8:00pm, Wednesday 8th October Venue: Portlaoise Parish Centre.
• Clare: Information Sessions with GROW Date: 11am, Monday 6th October Venue: Clarecare, Ennis.

Coffee Session

• Wexford: “Feel Good” Coffee & Chocolate Session with GROW Date: 7:30pm, Monday 6th October Venue: The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy.
• Carlow: “Feel Good” Coffee & Chocolate Session with GROW Date: 11:30am Tuesday 7th October Venue: Forward Steps, Tullow.
• Wicklow: “Feel Good” Coffee & Chocolate Session with GROW Date: 11:30am Wednesday 8th October Venue: Arus Lorcain Centre, Arklow.
• Wicklow: “Feel Good” Coffee & Chocolate Session with GROW Date: 11:00am Friday 10th October Venue: Gorey Family Resource Centre, Gorey. 

Talk

• Laois: ‘How to raise emotionally healthy children’ Date: 7.30pm, Mon 6th Oct Venue: The Orchard Hotel, Portarlington.
• Limerick: “Have We Bottled It?“: Abbeyfeale & District and Limerick Social Service Council Ltd seminar Date: 7:00pm, Thursday 9th October Venue: Devon Inn Hotel, Templeglantine
• Westmeath: “Who Cares for the Carer?” – Free Seminar (booking essential) Date: 10am-4pm. Thursday 9th October Venue: Annebrook Hotel, Mullingar.
• Clare: ‘Flagging Depression – A Four Step Approach to Recovery’ – a free lecture by Dr. Harry Barry, hosted by Ennis Mental Health Association Date: 7:30pm, Thursday 9th October Venue: Templegate Hotel, Ennis:.
• Cork: Fermoy Mental Health Committee Seminar Date: 9:30am-12:30pm, Friday 10th October Venue: Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy

Training

• Dublin: safeTALK Training with GROW Date: 2:00pm-5:30pm, Wednesday October 15th Venue: Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey St, Dublin 1. 

Conference 

• Mayo: G.M.I.T. Volunteer Expo 2014 Date: 10am-2pm, Tuesday 7th October Venue: G.M.I.T., Castlebar.
• Dublin: St Patrick’s Mental Health Services Founder’s Day – Academic Forum Date: 9:00am – 17:00pm, Thursday 9th October Venue: Swift Lecture Theatre, St. Patrick's University Hospital
• Cork: Research Conference on Youth Mental Health, co-hosted by the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Special Interest Group in Youth Mental Health, the Inspire Ireland Foundation and the National Suicide Research Foundation. Date: 9:00am-4:00pm, Friday 10th October Venue: Cork County Hall.

Festivals & Week Long Programmes

• Carlow: Carlow Mensana Fest with Mental Health Ireland, HSE, GROW and others. Date: 6th-11th October Venue: Various. See website.
• Cork: Celebrating Mental Health Week in West Cork: Festival of Arts and Wellbeing Date: Monday 6th – Sunday 12th October Venue: Various. See Facebook.
• Limerick: Limerick Mental Health Awareness Week Date: 5th – 12th October Venue: Various. See website for details.