Mayo Mental Health Association

PROSPER is a Genio Trust funded project undertaken by the Mayo Recovery consortium, a collaborative working group of Mayo Advocacy Group (Service user) and voluntary sector service provider ( MAYO MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION) in collaboration with the HSE (Mayo Mental Health Services.) The group provides strategic direction for recovery policy to Mayo Mental Health Services and operational guidance to the Mayo Rehabilitation and Recovery Team.

Contrats to St Joseph's Secondary School Foxford who were successful in the Western Regional Final of the Mental Health Ireland  Public speaking project. We wish them all the best in the  All Ireland Semi Final which will be held in the next few weeks.

The Western Regional Final of Mental Health Ireland's National Public Speaking Project will be held in the Ard Ri House Hotel, Milltown Road, Tuam, Co Galway on Monday 23rd January 2012 at 1.30pm.
This event is open to anyone interested in the area of Positive Mental Health.

The Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny visited our Information and Offices recently where he presented prizes and certificates to pupils from Primary Schools throughout Mayo who participated in the association’s Art Poster Competition. Mr Kenny said the response to the project by these young people who took part.

Report by John Melvin.
Three Mayo Secondary Schools took part in the Mayo Final of the Mental Health Association public speaking Project 2011, at the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar on Wednesday 2nd February where there was a good turn of pupils, teachers, parents and members of the public.

St Josephs Secondary School Castlebar, emerged as the winners after an evening of very high standard public speaking with each team, consisting of three members and a substitute, speaking on a mental health related topic for seven minutes each.