As a team, we chose to focus on this challenge to bring awareness to Mental Health and to educate young people in this school. This can help aid them during stressful times for example during their exams like the Leaving cert.
We learned that Mental Health can cause many problems etc. Can influence people in many ways. We learned that it was a big problem for people of all ages and backgrounds and it can affect everyone in society. I didn't know how bad it was. Me and my group had a bare knowledge of mental health before doing this project but now due to the big idea we have learned more about mental health and think we can handle it and discuss it properly.We know the wide variety of issues and conditions that can impact someone's life connected to mental
We can create a Mental Health app to monitor people. We can have presentations and talks to raise awareness and a bake sale to raise money for a Mental Health charity. We have organised for Jigsaw Ireland to come and give a talk to students in our year We can have kahoots toeducate younger students in a more engaging and fun way. We are organizing a Mental Health Week where we can do all these activities.
How to find Real life situations that we can use to educate people with and show that mental health can sometimes be hidden. Help with how to link and network with people in the Mental Health field in Ireland. Best ways to communciate and raise awareness with others