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Struggling With Mental Health

What’s The Deal With Self-Harming?

Every year in Wales around 5,500 people who self-harm are admitted into hospital, but self-harming figures are much bigger than this as not everyone is admitted into hospital and some don’t go to A&E at all. The UK has one of the highest self-harm rates in the whole of Europe but there is still a […]
Struggling With Mental Health

C.A.L.L. A Mental Health Helpline

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and here at Meic we’ll be discussing different aspects of mental health and young people. This article is a guest blog by the C.A.L.L. Helpline looking at the mental health issues affect the young people that contact them, and how they go about helping them. C.A.L.L. is a […]
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Smashing The Stigma Of Mental Health

Being young can be a challenging time, and this can be even harder when you’re having mental health problems. Changing Minds has been talking to some of the young people involved in their project for a special blog for Meic. They take a look at the stigma surrounding mental health and young people and how […]
Self Care & Coping Mechanisms

How To Cope With Stress

Stress is a normal part of everyday life for the majority of people and although it doesn’t feel like it sometimes, having some stress can be healthy and motivating. But stress can become a problem when you can’t cope and it affects your emotional or physical health. Positive stress can give you that extra burst […]
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How To Recharge Yourself

Do you look after your phone? Charge it when it needs to be charged? Install updates, and delete stuff if the storage is getting full? You probably do. When your phone needs charging you give it more energy. The same applies to your brain and body, sometimes you need to recharge. Tired? Slow? Can’t concentrate? […]
Struggling With Mental Health

Mental health: How To Get Help

We hear about ‘mental health’ all the time, on social media, in school/college or from friends or family but do you know how to go about getting help if you or someone else suffers from a mental health issue? Here at Meic we have put together a quick help guide, explaining what mental health is […]
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Overcoming Exam Stress

Stress is unpleasant, unhelpful and unhealthy. Unfortunately it is very common during exam season, so it’s important to be aware of stress levels and to find support should they get too high. Fortunately there is a lot of support out there for stressed students. Whether it’s you or a family member going through this period, it’s […]
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Calming Sites

Everyone needs to take a break. Whatever’s going on in your life, taking a few minutes to relax is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Below are some links to help you do just that. We hope you find them helpful. (Not all of these will work on mobile devices)   Just… […]
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Depression: A Young Person’s Perspective

A young person wrote about why having a helpline to talk to is important for young people who are finding times a bit more difficult at the moment. Here’s what they had to say. Sat in a coffee shop waiting for the mister to finish work so that we can go and visit my nan […]
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Exam Stress Takes its Toll on Young People Across Wales

With exam season upon us, new figures released by Meic – the helpline for young people in Wales – have revealed that those revising for, sitting or awaiting the results of their exams accounted for 10% of all contacts during 2014-2015. With Mental Health Awareness Week also taking place from 11-17 May, Meic has also […]
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