Welcome to My New Mental Well being Blog
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Bullying
Bullying has become one of the most common and serious issues world wide. It is the act of causing distress intentionally. Bullying indicates lack of awareness and disrespect towards people. Most people tend to hide the fact that they have been bullied. However, hiding the truth can only increases and widen the problem. Bullying is…
Mental health and coronavirus
As you know, the global health concerns now about a novel coronavirus outbreak. Unfortunately, the number of cases is increasing rapidly and there is no treatment till now. In many countries, people are under quarantine at their homes or isolated in the hospitals if they were infected. That made many people panic and feel anxious…
Brickworks Charity Week
From 3rd to 7th of March, Brickworks student accommodation organised an event of donating old, unwanted clothing items and accessories called “Brickworks charity week” with the support of Jigsaw, a youth mental health charity. To donate, we decided to collect the clothing items we are willing to give away and handed them to one of…
A Walk in The Park
Away from the hustle of the city and the busyness of our day to day life, we decided to take a nice little walk in a nice old park (St. Stephen Greens) to blend in with nature. All the group members agreed upon making this activity completely gadget free. At first it felt a little…
Fatimah’s biography
Hello everyone and welcome to our harbour2harbour blog.My name is Fatimah Alfaraj, a Saudi Foundation year medical student at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. I am extremely happy that I got the chance to take part of the harbour2harbour elective. It is giving us the opportunity to learn about mental health from nation…
Week 2
Aware Lecture Series Title: Stopping Youth Mental Health Stigma On the 12th of February, we attended a lecture about Stopping Youth Mental Health Stigma in St. Patrick’s University Hospital. The lecture discussed the main difficulties people with mental-health issues face by the society and how to address them. It was delivered by Eilis Hennessy, a…
Afnan’s Biography
I am Afnan Alfarsi, an Omani medical student in RCSI. I am happy that I got the chance to participate in Harbour2Harbour walk. I believe that Mental Health is a significant topic that should be understood and discussed among people. I think that people in general and students face a lot of difficulties that could…
Ahmad’s Biography
My name is Ahmad Abu Rezq, a Kuwaiti medical student in RCSI. During the last two years that I have spent in Ireland, I recognized how Ireland is in the process of improving the healthcare and health awareness through several initiatives, such as Healthy Ireland initiative. That have inspired me to be more engaged and to…
Danah and Alyaa’s Biography
We think that mental health awareness is a big part of our community, that sadly doesn’t get as much attention. As humans we all have our own personal challenges and struggles that we don’t show. We tend to hide our feelings and emotions and bottle it all up. Depending on what one’s personality is, each…
week 1
Awareness Resilience Series Resilience is the ability to overcome challenges, adapt, and keep going after something difficult has happened in your life. From this series we have learned that no matter what you suffer from, whether it is a disease, disorder, depression, sexuality or anything that effects your mental health, you will be able to…
Welcome to Our Blog!!
“Awareness is a key ingredient in success. If you have it, teach it, if you lack it, seek it.” -Micheal Kitson We are a group of RCSI students participating to raise awareness of mental health in the society. In this page, we will take you with us in our journey to investigate mental health awareness…
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