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Connecting you with services, supports and opportunities to support wellbeing, resilience, and recovery across Cavan and Monaghan.
If you create or share content about mental health or suicide, this 1.5-hour session from the Shine Media Programme is for you. Learn how to communicate safely and responsibly online, explore the media guidelines on suicide reporting, and understand best practices for sharing lived experience.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Free SafeTALK Suicide Alertness Workshop – Clones

Learn how to recognise when someone may be having thoughts of suicide and how to connect them with life-saving support.

🗓 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 | 9:30am – 1:00pm
📍 The Peace Link, Liseggerton, Clones, Co. Monaghan (H23 W209)

#SafeTALK
Open to All: SafeTALK (Suicide Alertness Programme) - The Peace Links, Liseggerton, Clones, Co Monaghan H23 W209 - Booking by Bookwhen
SafeTALK SafeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares attendees, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t…
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November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
ARCHES Recovery College invites you to take part in an art competition on the theme “Mental Health Recovery.” 🌱

The winning artwork will feature on the cover of a special issue of the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, plus a €100 One4All voucher for the artist.

#CavanMonaghanConnects
Art Competition Launch: “Mental Health Recovery” – Your Work Could Feature on a Journal Cover
ARCHES Recovery College has launched an inspiring art competition inviting creative submissions on the theme of Mental Health Recovery. The winning piece will feature on the cover of a special issue…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Shine is launching three new peer support groups across Cavan, Monaghan and Louth–Meath, offering safe, welcoming spaces for:
- People with lived experience of mental illness
- Relatives and supporters

📅 Starting from early November 2025
📩 To register: [email protected] | 086 040 7701
New Shine Peer Support Groups Launch Across Cavan, Monaghan and Louth Region
Shine is launching three new peer support groups this winter across Cavan, Monaghan and Louth–Meath, offering safe, welcoming spaces for people with lived experience of mental illness and for…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Are you a frontline worker supporting young people?

Join this free awareness workshop – Responding to Self-Harm in Young People – to strengthen your understanding and response skills.

🗓 Thursday 13 November
🕤 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Regional Education Centre, St Brigid’s Hospital, Ardee
Responding to Self-Harm in Young People - Workshop aimed at Frontline Staff who are working with those at risk of Self-Harm - Booking by Bookwhen
Presented by Pieta and Resources Officers for Suicide Prevention in the North East
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October 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Are you a parent or guardian of a child aged 6–12 who has been diagnosed with, or is awaiting assessment for, ADHD?

Join the Children’s Combined ADHD Programme – a supportive six-week course designed to help you build confidence, manage challenges, and support your child’s wellbeing.
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Free and confidential mental health supports are available for men across Ireland.

You can access:
👉 Six free online therapy sessions (via GP referral and MyMind)
📞 Confidential phone support with trained counsellors
💬 Low-cost and private therapy options

#MensMentalHealth #YourMentalHealth
Mental health supports and services for men
Men can find it difficult to talk about emotions and mental health with friends or family. Find out about phone services and free talk therapy sessions for men
yourmentalhealth.ie
October 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Join Dr Mary O’Kane at Johnston Central Library on Tuesday, 21 October at 7pm for a talk on Supporting Anxious Children and Teens.

📍 Johnston Central Library, Cavan
📞 Booking essential – call 049 4378500

#CavanLibrary #HealthyIreland #ParentSupport #YouthWellbeing #MentalHealth
Supporting Anxious Children and Teens with Dr Mary O’Kane
Join Dr Mary O’Kane for an insightful evening talk at Johnston Central Library on how to support anxious children and teens. This free event forms part of the Healthy Ireland at Your Library…
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October 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Mental Health Awareness Through Art 🖼️

This World Mental Health Day, communities across Ireland are celebrating creativity, inclusion and connection through the Mental Health Matters Poster Campaign 2025 — a powerful national movement that reminds us: mental health matters to everyone, everywhere.
Mental Health Matters Poster Campaign Inspires National Creativity for World Mental Health Day 2025
Now in its second year, the Mental Health Matters Poster Campaign marks a powerful national collaboration using art to spark conversation, raise awareness, and celebrate inclusion across Ireland for…
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October 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day (10 October) 💚🌍

A reminder that you are not alone — support is always available.
Across Cavan and Monaghan, organisations and communities are coming together to raise awareness, share resources, and promote wellbeing for all.

#WorldMentalHealthDay
World Mental Health Day 2025: You Are Not Alone
Friday, 10 October marks World Mental Health Day — a global occasion dedicated to promoting understanding, compassion, and action for mental health. Across Cavan and Monaghan…
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October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
💙 Free Online Webinar 💙

Grief after suicide is unlike any other loss. The trauma of how our loved one died can deeply shape our grieving journey.

Join HUGG on Wednesday, 22 October at 7.30pm (Zoom) for Supporting Yourself Through Trauma and Grief – a free webinar with psychotherapist Liz Gleeson.
HUGG Webinar: Supporting Yourself Through Trauma and Grief
Practical & accessible information on understanding the impact of trauma and how to care for yourself or others.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Safe Harbour is a beautifully illustrated storybook to support young children who have lost a parent to suicide.

📖 Free copies can be requested in Ireland through the HSE.
🌐 Download resources here: childhoodbereavement.ie/safeharbour

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About - Irish Childhood Bereavement Network
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September 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🚶 Today is National Walking Day!

Whether it’s a quick stroll, a family walk in the park, or a neighbourhood ramble, today’s the perfect chance to get outside and celebrate the simple joy of walking.

Read more about how you can get involved 👉 buff.ly/VrpalrS

#NationalWalkingDay #NWD2025
September 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎶 Soul Singers Musical Choir Group is here! 🎶

A new peer-led choir group has launched in Cavan this September, offering people linked with Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services a creative way to connect, build friendships and support recovery through music.

#Cavan #Monaghan #MentalHealth #Recovery
Soul Singers Musical Choir Group Launches in Cavan
A new peer-led musical choir group, Soul Singers, is starting in Cavan this September, offering people linked with Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Services an uplifting way to connect through music.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Monaghan Library recently hosted a hugely successful Men’s Health Information Evening, bringing together local experts to share practical advice on physical and mental wellbeing.

Read more about the event and future plans here 👉 cavanmonaghanconnects.ie/news-events/...

#MensHealth #Monaghan
Men’s Health Information Evening draws strong turnout at Monaghan Library
Monaghan County Library Service, with local HSE partners and Monaghan Sports Partnership, hosted a well-attended information evening on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, focusing on men’s health and…
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September 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This evening in Carrickmacross

Parents and carers are invited to the Phoenix Centre from 7–8pm for a free information evening on supporting young people with healthy relationships.

📍 Phoenix Centre, Carrickmacross
🕖 7:00–8:00 PM
💜 Free to attend

#Monaghan #Parents #Youth #Education #OnlineSafety
September 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Parenting Cavan is running a free 6-week online evening course to help parents and carers strengthen communication, reduce stress, and build positive relationships with their adolescents.

📅 Starts 4 November 2025
🕖 Tuesdays, 7–9pm (via Zoom)
💻 Free to attend – booking required
September 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
👥 New Free Counselling Supports for Men

Over 15,000 free counselling sessions are now available to men across Ireland each year.
These tailored supports aim to reduce stigma, make help easier to access, and encourage open conversations about men’s mental health.

Read more here: buff.ly/NYT9WMn
Mental health supports and services for men
Men can find it difficult to talk about emotions and mental health with friends or family. Find out about phone services and free talk therapy sessions for men
yourmentalhealth.ie
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The SOS Supporters Programme from Suicide or Survive offers two free online sessions to help you build skills in self-care, connection, empowerment, and signposting – while supporting others with their mental health.

📅 30 Sept & 7 Oct | 9am–1pm
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free (refundable fee applies)
SOS Supporters Programme for Workers & Volunteers
A free online programme from Suicide or Survive designed to equip workers and volunteers with skills to support others while also caring for their own wellbeing.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Join Connecting for Life for ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. This two-day workshop teaches life-saving suicide first aid skills.

🗓️ 24th & 25th September 2025, 9am – 5pm
📍 Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cullies, Co. Cavan

🔗 Book your place now: buff.ly/wTT1AyT

#ASIST
Open To All: A.S.I.S.T. (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) 2 day Workshop: Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cavan 24th & 25th September - Booking by Bookwhen
Details The A.S.I.S.T. programme is a 2-day (9am - 5pm) intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated workshop designed to help Participants/Caregivers recognise the immediate risk of suicide and…
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September 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
💜 If you have lost a loved one through suicide, you are not alone.

Support is available in Cavan and Monaghan through counselling, bereavement groups, and practical guidance for families, friends, and communities.

#Cavan #Monaghan #SuicidePrevention #BereavementSupport #MentalHealth
Support Services Available for Those Bereaved by Suicide in Cavan and Monaghan
People in Cavan and Monaghan who have lost a loved one through suicide can access a wide range of local and national supports. Services include counselling, bereavement groups…
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September 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
💜 Have you been bereaved by suicide?

HUGG (Healing Untold Grief Groups) runs free, confidential support groups in Cavan and Monaghan every second Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.

☎️ Contact HUGG: 01 513 4048 | ✉️ [email protected]

#Cavan #Monaghan #SuicidePrevention #PeerSupport #MentalHealth
HUGG Suicide Bereavement Support Groups in Cavan and Monaghan
HUGG (Healing Untold Grief Groups) provides safe and compassionate support for people bereaved by suicide. Groups in both Cavan and Monaghan meet every second Tuesday evening, offering a space to…
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September 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Expecting a baby or parenting a little one aged 0–36 months? Join us for a relaxed and welcoming morning filled with Moo Music, Sensory Play, and Baby Massages.

📅 Wednesday 8th October 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Market House, Ballyconnell (H14 R573)

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September 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join Connecting for Life this Friday, 19 September (9:30am–1pm) at the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cavan for a free SafeTALK suicide alertness workshop.

Book your place now: buff.ly/qtwAe6t

#SafeTALK #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthIreland #MentalHealthAwareness #Cavan
Open to All: SafeTALK (Suicide Alertness Programme) - Kilmore Diocesan Centre, Cavan - Booking by Bookwhen
SafeTALK SafeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares attendees, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t…
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September 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📢 Join Cavan Age Friendly on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at The Lavey Inn, Cavan (9:30 AM – 2:00 PM) for the Cavan Older People’s Council AGM & Information Roadshow

Booking is essential – register by Thursday, 26 September:
049 4378581 or [email protected]

New members are especially welcome!
September 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM