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A Right To Advocacy! What’s That?

Have you ever heard the word advocacy? You don’t hear it very often in day to day life, but it’s important to every child and young person. ‘Advocacy’ is something that is there to help you when you need it. So to understand what advocacy is properly, you need to know about your rights. Did […]

Grab The MeicStruggling With Mental Health

Grab the Meic – Burdening People With My Depression and Anxiety

Seren has had support from those around her to deal with her depression and anxiety, but feels that people will soon get fed up of her problems and is looking for advice from someone different. She contacted us for help in this week’s Grab the Meic. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us […]

Online Safety

5 Benefits Of Your Online Identity

We all know just how easy it is to set up a social media account, whether that’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat – most of us has set up at least one before. a guest blog by Caitlin Jones When used properly, and with good intentions, there are wonderful benefits to embracing your online identity. Here I’ll […]

Online Safety

Self Defence Online: Top Tips

The online world is as much filled with positivity as it is with negativity. But who wants negativity? NOBODY! By following these tips in this guest blog you’ll be protecting yourself from online danger and hopefully have a much happier experience when using the Internet and social media. Check your privacy Take just 15 minutes to […]

Keeping HealthySelf Care & Coping Mechanisms

Tips For Better Sleep

We’ve all had that feeling of needing to get a good night’s sleep, only to spend half the night awake wondering why we aren’t asleep! It’s a vicious cycle, and one that can be tricky to break; but there’s no use in wishing it goes of its own accord. Here’s the ultimate guide to securing […]

Keeping Healthy

How the HPV Vaccine Helps to Prevent Cancer

This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week so here at Meic we’re going to take a closer look at what you can do to help prevent it by taking a look at the HPV vaccine. What exactly does HPV mean? The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the name given to a family of viruses. It’s […]

Being In CareFamily

Grab The Meic: Mum and Dad Won’t Stop Arguing

Arguing parents can be really hard to deal with and can make you feel really insecure and scared. Here’s our advice for Ben in this week’s Grab the Meic. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was worrying you. The advice was not instant and was used to create anonymous […]

Keeping Healthy

A Resolution to Give Blood? The Facts

The New Year will soon be upon us and some of you might be thinking about donating blood as a new year’s resolution this year. If you’re thinking about it, but not sure what this involves, then check out some of our facts. Have you ever thought what it actually means to give blood? Is […]

Being UnwellGrab The Meic

Grab The Meic: Dental Problems

This week’s young person is having a nightmare trying to get a referral to see an orthodontist. Here’s her experience and our advice in Grab the Meic. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was worrying you. The advice was not instant and was used to create anonymous blogs for […]

Bullying & HarassmentDiscrimination

Grab The Meic: Bullied By My Ex For Being A Lesbian

Exploring your sexuality can be a difficult thing as it is, without having to deal with being bullied because of it. Jade contacted Meic after an ex-boyfriend turned nasty when she told him she was a lesbian. Here’s our advice. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was worrying you. […]

Budgeting & SavingFamily

Christmas: Not the Most Wonderful Time of Year for All Young People

Christmas can be the worst time of the year for some young people in Wales. Meic – the national helpline for young people in Wales – has asked a young person to put their experience on film to highlight the ‘the real meaning of Christmas’ for some. The personal and challenging new bilingual video (watch […]

Announcements

Need Help At Christmas? Contact Meic

♬♫It’s the most wonderful time of the year♫♫ So why are you having those negative thoughts? Why are you feeling sad / worried / upset / confused?You’re not allowed to feel like this at Christmas, are you? It’s not that easy is it? Just because it’s meant to be a joyful and happy time, doesn’t […]