You may be more familiar with the term ‘self-harm’ than ‘self-injury’. ‘Self-harm’ is more of an umbrella term for all actions that a person might take which causes them harm. This might include suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, substance misuse, over-eating,…

Whether you are a parent or someone who has regular contact with young individuals. Mental health refers to the way we think, behave and feel. Like their physical health, children’s mental health can change over time, and any child or…

Training on the Go started delivering Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) courses in early 2016 and over the years we have trained over 1,100+ participants. Of those participants, over 950+ participants completed feedback surveys which is an impressive response…

The last few years have been challenging for numerous reasons, most of which are outside of our control. Thankfully, it has been over a year since the last COVID lockdowns and school closures. However, we are still seeing the impacts…

As we are now a few weeks into 2023 and the holidays are nearly over and the focus slowly moves back to return to work and young people starting the new academic year at school. A new year, there may…

Often we don’t know how to start difficult conversations with someone who is struggling, however it is important that we try to learn, understand, connect and support people who may be going through mental health problems or a crisis situation.…

Did you know? According to the World Health Organisation, 50% of all mental health starts by the age of 14, 75% by the mid-twenties. Therefore, adults who either work with or are closely connected with young people aged 12 to…