NICCY’s Youth Panel support and advise on all aspects of the Commissioner’s work.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2019
For Children’s Mental Health week 2019 members of the Youth Panel have written a series of blogs and vlog on the theme of body image.
These blogs are written by youth panel members and are their own thoughts and opinions:
- Mental Awareness Week – Body Image- ‘Our Looks do not define us’ – written by Rachel Blair
- Mental Health Awareness Week – Body Image – ‘Loving Yourself No Matter What’ – written by Cara Skilling
- Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 – Body Image – ‘Gender expectations’ – written my Orlagh Marley
- Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 – Body Image – ‘Mind Over Muscle’ – written by Oskar Shorthose
- Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 – Body Image – ‘The Big Problem’ – vlog created by Kacey Quigley
ENYA Blogs
The European Network of Young Advisors (ENYA) is a group of young people from across Europe and the Eastern Caucuses which supports the work of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC). Each year the Young Advisors work on an issue set by ENOC to develop a set of recommendations. The theme for this year is Children and Young People’s Mental Health. A subgroup from NICCY’s Youth Panel worked to develop three calls to decision makers to feed in to the ENYA project:
- Show us how to be proactive in promoting good Mental Health
- Address stigma, so we can ask for help
- Make sure there are appropriate services when and where we need them
Two NICCY Youth Panel members were selected to represent the group at the ENYA meeting in Barcelona in June. They have each written blogs to document their experience.
- Rosie McDonald – Hill – Adding our Thread to the Tapestry of Mental Health for Young People Across Europe
- Mairead Loughran – Ryan – Exploring the Flaws and Strengths in each European Country’s Mental Health System
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
For Children’s Mental Health week 2018 members of the Youth Panel have written a series of blogs that explore how children and young people’s mental health can be affected. Each blog considers the issue of mental health and wellbeing through a different lens.
These blogs are written by youth panel members and are their own thoughts and opinions.
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Does Technology owe Psychology an Apology? – by Emma McAteer
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See all your individualities and be proud – by Clare McCorry
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Being Ourselves – by Mairead Loughran-Ryan
For more information please contact a member of the participation team on 02890311616 or participation@niccy.org.