{"id":12869,"date":"2025-09-25T16:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=12869"},"modified":"2025-09-29T08:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:40:13","slug":"free-mental-health-education-programmes-now-open-for-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/personal-health\/free-mental-health-education-programmes-now-open-for-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Free mental health education programmes now open for registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-12870\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/09\/25161227\/vicky-1758816745-Susan-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/09\/25161227\/vicky-1758816745-Susan-headshot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/09\/25161227\/vicky-1758816745-Susan-headshot-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Dr Susan Brannick<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Clinical Director, Aware<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Register for free psychoeducation programmes in Ireland. Learn to manage depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder while connecting with others for support and shared understanding.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>At Aware, one of our key priorities is empowering people to manage conditions including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder through both information and practical, real-life skills. As part of this commitment, we\u2019re delighted to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.ie\/programmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">registration is now open<\/a> for our September psychoeducation programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tools-for-improving-wellbeing\"><strong>Tools for improving wellbeing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These programmes are grounded in a cognitive behavioural approach, which explores the connection between what we think, what we do and how we feel \u2014 and how to use this understanding to break unhelpful cycles and make positive changes for better wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psychoeducation is not therapy, but it equips people with the knowledge and tools to better understand what they\u2019re going through and why. It can also be a valuable resource for friends and family who want to support a loved one who is struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-know-people-need-support\"><strong>We know people need support<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people in Ireland are facing mental health challenges, yet investment in statutory mental health services has not kept pace with growing demand. As a result, far too many who could benefit from support are not receiving it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Many people in Ireland are <br>facing mental health challenges.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-evidence-based-programmes\"><strong>Evidence-based programmes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aware.ie\/programmes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our programmes<\/a> are free of charge, which helps us ensure finances will never be a barrier to getting help when needed. Our programmes are also evidence-based, meaning they can help people improve their mental health. This matters now more than ever, in a time when an overwhelming amount of mental health content \u2014 much of it from questionable or unreliable sources \u2014 can make it hard to know what truly works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connection-with-others\"><strong>Connection with others<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In nearly two decades of working in mental health, one piece of feedback about psychoeducation groups comes up time and again: the most powerful impact comes from connecting with others who have had similar experiences. Our education programmes create a space, whether in-person or online, where people can share, learn and support one another. That kind of human connection is powerful, and it\u2019s something no algorithm or chatbot could ever replace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#32373c;background-color:#00d1b2\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-notice ab-font-size-18 ab-block-notice\" data-id=\"5e5432\"><div class=\"ab-notice-text\" style=\"border-color:#00d1b2\"><p>Registration for Aware\u2019s free, evidence-based programmes is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aware.ie\/programmes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now open<\/a>. Reserve your place today.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register for free psychoeducation programmes in Ireland. Learn to manage depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder while connecting with others for support and shared understanding. At Aware, one of our key priorities is empowering people to manage conditions including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder through both information and practical, real-life skills. As part of this commitment, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/personal-health\/free-mental-health-education-programmes-now-open-for-registration\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":12871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5431],"tags":[5984],"class_list":["post-12869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-health","tag-personal-health-2025"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/09\/25161523\/vicky-1758816917-AdobeStock_522928616-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/09\/25161523\/vicky-1758816917-AdobeStock_522928616-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"henryphillips","author_link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/author\/henryphillips\/"},"vicky_index_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12872,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12869\/revisions\/12872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}