Category Archives: AMH News

Seven reasons to Walk this May . . .

As the evenings stretch, put a stretch in your step around the garden, the block or the park; walking is free and brings many health benefits. Plus you’ve got the


“Seeds at Home” – Gardening Fun on Zoom for AMH New Horizons Antrim

Following our focus on gardening last week (Mental Health Awareness Week) and the joy it has brought to so many of #TeamAMH during lockdown we wanted to check back with


Fond fairwell after 15 years of faithful service

A long-serving member of staff at Action Mental Health New Horizons Downpatrick is looking forward to retirement after receiving a personal thank you from the head of the charity. AMH


‘Tour for Tony’ in memory of a beloved father

The son of a former client at Action Mental Health is asking for the public’s support to raise money for the charity’s Get Your Move On fundraiser, which he is


How humans thrive with a little help from their four-footed, web-footed & feathered friends!

As Action Mental Health continues to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, it’s time to embrace the benefits of something that most of us couldn’t’ do without in nature – our


Mental Health Awareness Week – Pandemic has placed gardening top of our feel-good list

For more than a year of restricted movement, the importance of getting out into nature has never been more apparent to all of us. Being isolated from friends, family, work


Connecting with Nature – Wild Swimming & Mental Health

The past year has inspired lots of people to take up a new outdoor activity and it seems that wild swimming is all the rage with more and more people


Nurture yourself with nature for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week

It’s official, this year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is Connect with Nature: embracing it, getting out into it and nurturing your time while you enjoy all the sights,