Alliance Strangford MLA, Kellie Armstrong, has said that children’s mental health issues need to be recognised and at the centre of the school day. Ms Armstrong was speaking at the launch of a report on a conference held in October 2019 to discuss mental health issues affecting children who attend integrated schools. The report was […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has called for maternal mental health to prioritised in Northern Ireland. Speaking after an event in Belfast to mark the start of Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week 2019, Kellie said her own experience of volunteering with the Remember Our Child charity gave her a knowledge of the issue. “The lack […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said there is a need to incorporate mental wellbeing into all aspects of everyday life. The South Belfast MLA was speaking on World Mental Health Day. She said mental health was often “the poor relative” in the health system. “Mental health conditions affect around one in four people […]