Creagh College in Limerick for Cycle Against Suicide congress
STUDENTS and teachers from Creagh College Gorey recently travelled to the University of Limerick to attend the 2017 Cycle Against Suicide student leader’s Congress.
They were among 6,000 students who gathered to raise awareness of the key message of Cycle Against Suicide - ‘it’s OK not to feel OK; and it’s absolutely OK to ask for help,’ and to promote help-seeking behaviour in young people.
The Congress included live entertainment, discussion, celebrity guests, and more. The theme was ‘Share The Journey’, and the Gorey students designed a project to promote positive mental health within the school community. This project part fulfils the requirement for the award of Cycle Against Suicide Ambassador School, which Creagh College is hoping to receive at the end of this school year.
‘Attending this year’s Congress was massively worthwhile,’ said teacher Brendan Cullen. ‘It was a really enjoyable day, but it also carried a very important message; that our mental health, just like our physical health, needs to be cared for. Our students really took this year’s theme to heart, and worked very hard to raise awareness of the Cycle Against Suicide message in school, which for us, was the most important aspect of our involvement.’
The Cycle Against Suicide runs from April 23, to May 6. Visit www.cycleagainstsuicide.com , see Facebook, or Twitter.