Mental Health Month

Training in the Workplace

We are here to give training to your team all year round, but for the month of October, you can help us mark Mental Health Month and give your team the time, tools, and space to invest in their mental health.

Step 1 Workshop: Engage with Mental Health. An Introduction to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and the Five Ways to Wellbeing (90mins) €750
Step 2 Workshop: Expand Your Wellbeing Toolkit. A Deeper Understanding of Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Stress Management (3hrs) €1600
Connect to the Five Ways to Wellbeing Talk: Practical strategies to build resilience and support mental health and wellbeing every day (45min) €500

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Webinar series

We are delighted to offer a series of free webinars during October to celebrate Mental Health Month.

Winter Wellness: As the winter months approach, it’s easy for energy, mood, and motivation to dip, but with the right tools, we can stay well, connected, and productive. This webinar will provide practical strategies to support mental health and wellbeing, built around the evidence-based Five Ways to Wellbeing framework.
Partner Webinars: Each webinar will focus on a topic that can influence our specific mental health & wellbeing topic, hosted by Mental Health Ireland with expert panellists – Family Carers Ireland, Men’s Shed, Crown Paint and Baxter Storey. Each discussion will include information about the topic, resources and supports available as well as opportunities to ask the experts questions.

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1. Choose how you’ll take part Choose from Workplaces, Primary Schools, Clubs & Gyms, or Individual challenges.
2. Create your iDonate page Set up your fundraising page in less than 3 minutes.
3. Move up to 60 minutes Complete your movement goal any day in October.
4. Share your link/QR Spread the word and gather donations from your network.
5. Celebrate and receive certificate Get your digital certificate and celebrate your impact.

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National Musical Celebration – Choral Connections

Choral Connections is a one-night community choir concert marking World Mental Health Day (Fri 10 Oct). It brings together four Dublin-based choirs whose missions reflect inclusion, recovery and community connection

Meet the Choirs

Rising Voices: A Finglas based inclusive choir for those affected by dementia and memory loss, their families, friends and carers.
High Hopes: Ireland’s first choir formed with people affected by homelessness.
Maria Lane (Tallaght Cancer Support): A cancer-survivor community choir connected to Tallaght Cancer Support. Their performances speak to resilience, peer support and life beyond illness.
DFAT: A Dublin-based workplace/community staff choir reflecting Ireland’s public-service spirit and global cultural engagement.

The MC
Fionnuala Moran is an Irish broadcaster, sustainability influencer, and DJ who uses her platforms to make climate action accessible through practical tips, particularly around sustainable fashion and interiors. She presents sustainability segments on Virgin Media’s The Six O’Clock Show, showcases new Irish music on RTÉ 2FM, and also works as an event MC, DJ, and voiceover artist. With a BA in Communications and an MSc in Climate Change from DCU, she advocates a “support over shame” and “progress over perfection” approach to empower people to adopt more sustainable lifestyles.

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Donate for Discounts at Blanchardstown Centre

We are working with the team at Blanchardstown Centre for the 4th year running to bring you a weekend of self-care, shopping and supporting mental health on September 27th & 28th. Blanchardstown will be buzzing with an unmissable weekend that’ll lift the roof with family entertainment, exciting spot prizes, live music and more. The festival is a chance for the community to carve out some space for their own wellbeing while helping to raise awareness of mental health and support Mental Health Ireland.

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National mental health survey

A newly released national survey has revealed that almost 1 in 5 people living in Ireland don’t do anything to look after their mental health every week. Mental Health Ireland released the survey as part of our 2025 Mental Health Month Campaign that celebrates the theme of Community and provides resources and activities around the country throughout October to improve mental health and wellbeing. The survey shows that while over 80% of people do something to intentionally support their mental health every week, one in five people (19%) do nothing at all each week for their mental health whilst 42% manage one of two days per week. When it comes to barriers people face to looking after their mental health, only 20% of respondents report having no obstacles to supporting their mental health. The survey showed that the biggest barriers to people supporting their mental health daily are a lack of time (36%) and spending too much time on screens (36%). A further 26% of people say money is the most significant barrier to better mental health, while 20% of people say they don’t know how to improve their mental health. For 15% of respondents it’s not seen as something people in their social circle do. Across the population, exercising (58%) and spending time with friends and family (57%) are the most popular ways people support their mental health. Other ways people look after their mental health include spending time in nature (44%), having hobbies (41%), practicing mindfulness/meditation (20%) and going to counselling or therapy (12%).

Read more here https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/mhm-survey-2025/