Meeting the Need In Adoption
Explore how the needs of the adoptive family are evolving. How Tessa’s continued learning into trauma is having an impact on the adoption community and…
Category: Mental Health
Gratitude Revealed
Watch this video by Louie Schwartzberg and learn about gratitude, life lessons and learning how to be present each and every day. “Gratitude can transform…
I’ve been to the lowest point and the highest
Kelly Holmes on mental health and happiness. Since retiring, the athlete has opened up about self-harming. She talks about winning double gold, losing her mother…
It’s a man’s problem
Patrick Stewart and the men fighting to end domestic violence. Stewart, David Challen and the Hart brothers know the devastation abuse can wreak – and…
Ask children about social media use, psychiatrists urged
Psychiatrists are being urged to ask children with mental health issues how long they spend online and what they use social media for. Questions about…
The Magic Is Within You
“We say we ‘expire’ with our last breath, so surely we ‘inspire’ with our first breath?” Vivian McKinnon used every breath she drew on the…
How Grief Upsets Your Gut Health
After the death of Caroline Rustigian’s mother earlier this year, her physical health took a tumble. “I stopped eating and couldn’t keep food down,” says…
Connect with FLARE on social media
We often use social media to connect with young people, youth workers and the wider public. We use Facebook to highlight the fantastic programmes that…
The Larger Self
We all know about those luminous moments of clarity and balance, in our own lives and in those of our clients, which come briefly now…
Ulster University student wellbeing study highlights prevalence of mental health issues amongst students
There is a high prevalence of mental health and behavioural problems amongst students commencing university, a recent student wellbeing study published by Ulster University has…
