Being UnwellSelf Care & Coping Mechanisms
A Mental Health Toolkit Designed For You
Meic has been included as a resource in a Mental Health Toolkit developed by the Welsh Government for young people in Wales. The toolkit is easily accessible to you through Hwb, the digital platform for learning and teaching in Wales. You should already be familiar with Hwb if you’re logging into your account regularly at […]
Grab The MeicSelf Care & Coping Mechanisms
Grab the Meic: How Can I Distract Myself From Negative Stuff?
Sometimes the negative things that happen in our lives get us down and it’s difficult to know how to get on with things. This is exactly how Esther is feeling when she contacted Grab the Meic for help. Here’s our advice. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was worrying […]
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 […]
AnnouncementsSelf Care & Coping Mechanisms
The Things That Make Us Happy
What makes the children and young people of Wales happy? We decided to find out. Running a stall for three days at this year’s Urdd Eisteddfod in Cardiff Bay we had great fun meeting with a lot of you who were visiting the Maes or competing. We loved having a chat with you and telling […]
Grab The MeicSelf Care & Coping Mechanisms
Grab the Meic: Hope From A Mental Health Survivor
This week’s Grab the Meic is a little different. It’s someone who wants to share their mental health story and the help they got. They want to show everyone that they are a survivor – and you can be too! Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was worrying you. […]
Struggling With Mental HealthSupporting Others
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 […]
