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Naomh Éanna CLG girls starting the Ulster University PHD research project.

Today we focused on Mental health awareness. This is the final part of the jigsaw for the evaluation of the impact of our Games Based Mental Health approach on adolescent youth.

Sport NI crowdfunding being utilised to deliver this dedicated programme that will hopefully help clubs across NI take Mental health to the field or sports where the young people want to be.

Year 13 Leaders smashed a Day of Wellbeing for Year 8 pupils.

The most important message "Talk to us"

Great engagement and participation

Year 10 sessions at Trinity Belfast back in full flow with a big day of wellbeing planned in new year sponsored by out friends at Pizza Works

Prep week at Girdwood with our amazing young leaders from Acadamh Ríoga Bhéal Feirste agus St. Malachy's College through our enrichment programme continued to work towards next week's mental wealth sessions within their own school.

Great feedback from Ballysillan Primary. Today P5/6 took part in an amazing workshop with Tamhi Tackling Awareness of Mental Health Issues. We went through different emotions such as anxiety and how best to deal with it. All whilst having such fun in our new hall!

On Thursday 23rd we delivered to Strangford College

We have worked with this school since before COVID in 2019. And when green light for engagement came back in 2022 we where straight back in.

Always a warm welcome, great engagement and the absolute joy of young mentors from the previous year leading on supporting the new members this year.

Starting at Trinity College our Four week programme some of the feedback from the first day .

TAMHI FEEDBACK

• good - different fun activities
• Felt comfortable around other people made new friends
• Fun, enjoyable - playing games and learnt about other people
• Helpful - find out about others and make connections
• More confident - leaders made us feel comfortable
• Fun - interact with other students / learn about mental health - what it is? How to help support yourself and others.

Week 1 started with Ulster University PhD research on Impact of Games Based Approach to Mental health on adolescent Youth" with Rosario Football Club Belfast 2007 Boys team and coach Barry Black.

Tonight we delivered Choice Ball which challenges myths and facts about Mental health. We adopted a quick fire 2 v2 and then 3 v 3 winner stays on with ball constantly being fed in to ensure it was quick and intense.

The guys knew all the right answers which was really rewarding. A short warm up game, a quick team huddle and a #mentalhealthawareness message dropped in.

Learning through Games on the field rather than in a classroom is what the young players want