Take a Moment. Start a Conversation.

The Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland, Prof Siobhan O’Neill, recently launched a campaign titled ‘Take a Moment. Start a Conversation’.  This focuses on how simple conversations can interrupt cycles of distressing thoughts; encourages people to talk to anyone who they might be worried about; and recognises that although connecting with someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis can be difficult, starting the conversation can make a real difference.  There is evidence that small, everyday, caring conversations can interrupt overwhelming negative thoughts, and make a meaningful difference for people who feel suicidal.  See: https://www.mentalhealthchampion-ni.org.uk/take-a-moment