Cycle Against Suicide working with the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, University College Dublin, will deliver the following webinars to help support teachers at the start of this upcoming school year:

Mental Health - A Whole School Approach

This pre-recorded webinar will equip teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to embed a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing, making positive mental health a central part of your school’s culture.

This pre-recorded webinar will be delivered by Dr. Blanaid Gavin and will be available for free downland from September 1^st to 7^th.  Teachers wishing to access, please register at: https://www.cycleagainstsuicide.com/mental-health-a-whole-school-approach/

S.M.A.R.T. Choices: Social Media - Awareness Risks, and Tools

This pre-recorded webinar takes a clear-eyed, compassionate look at the evolving relationship between social media and youth mental health, aiming to empower schools, staff, and stakeholders to respond proactively and effectively.

This pre-recorded webinar will also be delivered by Dr. Blanaid Gavin and available for free download from September 1^st to 7^th. Teachers wishing to access, please register at: https://www.cycleagainstsuicide.com/s-m-a-r-t-choices/

Primary Schools' Programme 'Mind Me-Mind You’

Cycle Against Suicide’s Primary Schools’ Programme ‘Mind Me-Mind You’ is free to all primary schools/teachers. Our programme is designed in line with the wellbeing curriculum to support teachers in building the foundations of good mental health education and wellbeing in children.  It is built on a whole-school approach. Furthermore, teachers can use any of the topics as in-class lesson plans also.
Topics contained in our 'Mind Me-Mind You' programme include:

• What is wellbeing,
• Being a Good Friend,
• Dealing with Change,
• Gratitude,
• Friendship,
• Kindness,
• Respect,
• Fair Play,
• Resilience,
• Perseverance,
• Peer Pressure,
• Stress,
• Perspective,
• Physical Activity,
• Being a good citizen,
• Who to talk to,
• Social Media.

Our Mind Me-Mind You' Programme is available in both English and Irish.

Teachers wishing to register to deliver our Primary Schools’ Programme for the upcoming school year 2025/2026, please do so at.https://cas-elearning.com/teacher-registration-mind-me-mind-you/

Secondary Schools’ Programme – HEADSTRONG.

Registration is now open for our evidence-based secondary school programme, HEADSTRONG, for the 2025/2026 school year.  Our programme offers flexible delivery options to suit your school’s needs:

1. Peer-Led Model
Led by a HEADSTRONG Link Teacher, a team of students, known as the Student HEADSTRONG Committee, will organise and lead five awareness campaigns based on the HEADSTRONG Programme. These campaigns are delivered peer-to-peer to engage and educate the wider school community.

To prepare, participating schools will be invited to attend one of our HEADSTRONG Summits in September. These one-day training events are designed to equip both Link Teachers and Student Committees with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to run our HEADSTRONG programme effectively in their school.

Summits will take place in September in the following locations:

• Dublin
• Belfast
• Donegal
• Cork
• Galway
• Athlone
• Waterford

2. Teacher-Led Model
Teachers can also deliver the HEADSTRONG Programme directly through classroom-based lessons, using our ready-to-go materials such as information sheets and online quizzes. All resources, including lesson plans and self-directed learning modules, are available on our e-learning platform.

3. Hybrid Model
Schools/teachers may also choose a blended approach that combines elements of both the peer-led and teacher-led models.

Topics covered under our HEADSTRONG Programme fall under two categories; ‘Looking After Yourself’ and ‘Mental Health’: https://cas-elearning.com/headstrong/headstrong-modules/

Schools/teachers interested in delivering our Secondary Schools’ HEADSTRONG Programme in the 2025/2026 academic year, please register at: https://cas-elearning.com/register/

Winter Lunch - World Mental Health Day – October 10^th.

On Friday, October 10^th, Cycle Against Suicide will mark World Mental Health Day with our warm and welcoming’ Winter Lunch’.  This is a day to come together, share stories and remind each other that mental health matters.

Join us for good food, great company, and meaningful conversation as we beak the stigma surrounding mental health. Further details and registration are available at: https://www.cycleagainstsuicide.com/cycle-against-suicide-winter-lunch/