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10/11/2015
New Mindfulness Day Launches In NI
A new Mindfulness Day has been launched to help people with depression.
Currently one in four people living in Northern Ireland have experienced depression at some stage in their lives.
Sinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin praised mental health charity AWARE.
She said: "AWARE have been delivering its Mindfulness programme successfully across the North for the last 18 months.
"They have now announced plans to make 10 November 'Annual Mindfulness Day' to raise awareness of this way of treating depression.
"As well as helping people with depression, mindfulness can also help across a range of areas including health, education and the criminal justice system."
(CD/LM)
Currently one in four people living in Northern Ireland have experienced depression at some stage in their lives.
Sinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin praised mental health charity AWARE.
She said: "AWARE have been delivering its Mindfulness programme successfully across the North for the last 18 months.
"They have now announced plans to make 10 November 'Annual Mindfulness Day' to raise awareness of this way of treating depression.
"As well as helping people with depression, mindfulness can also help across a range of areas including health, education and the criminal justice system."
(CD/LM)
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