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MORE THAN HALF of us don’t want others to know if we have mental health problems – and over a quarter would delay seeking help because we’re afraid of others finding out.
That’s why the Green Ribbon Campaign is kicking off today: to promote open discussion of mental health.
The campaign is organised by See Change, the National Stigma Reduction Partnership. It aims to encourage people to talk about mental health in order to stop discrimination and end stigma.
Green Ribbons
During the month, 300,000 green ribbons will be distributed across the country at Irish Rail stations, Citizens Information centres and MABS offices during May.
Meanwhile, conversations about mental health will be sparked at the hundreds of local and national events.
There are 90 partner organisations, hundreds of volunteers and 50 campaign ambassadors with real-life experience of mental health problems taking part, all of whom are ready to share their own stories to help others.
What are attitudes to mental health like in Ireland? According to See Change:
John Saunders, director of See Change, assured people:
You don’t have to be an expert to start talking about mental health and wearing the Green Ribbon is a simple way of standing up to the silence that breeds stigma.
You can get involved by picking your free green ribbon, downloading the supporters’ pack, add the Green Ribbon to your Facebook profile picture or Tweet using #GreenRibbonIRL.
You can also find out about the Green Ribbon events happening around Ireland this May by visiting the website.
In addition, National Time to Talk Day will take place on Friday May 16, where people are encouraged to talk about mental health with family, friends and colleagues. You can also tweet using the hashtag #TimetoTalk.
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Use a slow cooker, in doing so the cheapest cuts of meat are cooked beautifully and tender.
You’re making me hungry Patricia…
Hi michelle, can you inspire us mere mortals with a lamb recipe!
Lamb donor kebab in Zaytoons.
Sorry Paddy, I have to confess, I’m not that great a cook…
Abbra so!
Sorry but eating animals is wrong.
It’ll be held in the same regard as slavery in the future’s history books.
People don’t like having their lifestyles threatened and usually come up with very intelligent comments like ‘But they’re dumber than us’ or ‘They’re here for us to eat’- as if there was a big conference thousands of years ago between us and them where it was decided they would serve as food for us.
There’s more variety in a plant based diet.
Stop the cruelty.
That is without doubt the most ridiculous comment I’ve ever read anywhere
What’s ridiculous about it? Any rebuttal or are you just good at making dramatic comments?
Your Facebook account says you’re in the agri business and there’s a whole lot of advertisement links to selling cows??
The bias makes sense now.
We eat too much meay but most vegetarians are under nourished and do not get all their essential amino acids in their diet
I like a bit of goat myself
I like kids but I couldn’t eat a whole one.
I much rather a nice piece of slow roasted hoggit.
Much tastier than lamb.
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