CAMHS Discovery College will be running workshops in Castlerea on Mondays from 12 pm to 1.30 pm. For more information see poster.

REGARI is delighted to have been featured in the Roscommon Herald recently. It is so wonderful to spread the word of our service and to reach many more people who may avail of it. Well Done to Noel for all the hard work liaising with James and a Big Thank You to James Fogarty for such a lovely article.

Click here for details of our co-production dates if you wish to be a part of this project. All voices welcome.

Roscommon Discovery College

REGARI Recovery College are delighted to announce the development of an exciting new Recovery Education initiative for young people in Roscommon called The Discovery College. Driven by requests from the community, the project was initially piloted in Roscommon in 2019 and was the first of its kind in Ireland. Following its success, we now have a full time Peer Educator in place to implement the service locally with the hopes of it growing to wider communities.

The Discovery College aims to promote positive mental health and wellbeing in young people, facilitating prevention and early intervention. It introduces a new recovery focussed way of learning where workshops are created and facilitated by young people who have lived experience of mental health difficulties, family members of those who use the services, and mental health professionals. All aspects of the Discovery College take place in a relaxed peer supported environment where everyone is equal and all contributions are respected. As the workshops promote group interaction, participants learn not only from the facilitators, but also from each other.

The workshops will be available throughout Roscommon to two age categories: 14-17 and 18-25. Dates are yet to be confirmed, however the co-productions for the workshops will begin later this month. Co-production encourages diverse expertise and will be open to anybody aged 14 and over. Co-production is an excellent way for young people to voice and share their experiences in a relaxed environment among peers. Topics for the upcoming semester include My Anxiety and Me, Mental Health and the Family, and Living with a Diagnosis.

For more information, please contact The Discovery College Peer Educator Chloe Costello This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 087 4423766

Chloe Costello, Discovery College Peer Educator

We are excited to share REGARI's upcoming Timetable of Mental Health and Well-being Recovery Education modules for Spring/Summer 2023 below.

We will be rolling out a variety of Recovery Education Modules  Programs in:

Roscommon Town,(details coming soon)

Ballinasloe

and

Athlone / TUS

(please click the towns above for details of each venue)

Courses are open to all - those who use services, staff, carers and members of the general public with an interest in Mental Health.

Registration for the semester is requested,  come to our Registration Days (see town links above for more details).

Alternatively you can contact Amanda Hunt (details below) if you cannot make it to Registration Day. There is a registration fee of just €5 and then all courses are free to attend for the semester. 

For more information please contact Amanda Hunt on 086 130 4869 or by mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We are excited to share REGARI's upcoming Timetable of Mental Health and Well-being Recovery Education modules for Autumn/Winter 2022 below.

We will be rolling out a variety of Recovery Education Modules  Programs in:

Roscommon Town,

Ballinasloe

TUS

and

Ballaghhaderreen.

(please click the towns above for details of each venue)

Courses are open to all - those who use services, staff, carers and members of the general public with an interest in Mental Health.

Registration for the semester is requested,  come to our Registration Days (see town links above for more details).

Alternatively you can contact Amanda Hunt (details below) if you cannot make it to Registration Day. There is a registration fee of just €5 and then all courses are free to attend for the semester. 

For more information please contact Amanda Hunt on 086 130 4869 or by mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hello All!

We are excited to share REGARI's upcoming Timetable of Mental Health and Wellbeing Recovery Education modules for Spring/Summer Semester 2022 below...Face-to-Face Sessions and some Online sessions. 

We will be rolling out a variety of Recovery Education Modules  Programmes in Roscommon Town and Online

(please see separate posters below for venues/dates for each area)

Registration for the semester is requested,  please contact us on the details below to register or come to our Registration Days (see posters below for more details)

Roscommon Registration takes place on 11/01/22-

REGARI RECOVERY COLLEGE

Athlone Road,

Co. Roscommon

11 - 4 pm

Email us if you need to avoid unneccesary contacts over the next few weeks and we will send you a copy of the registration form to prefill. You can then drop it into the REGARI letterbox.

To register for the zoom modules just send us an email and we will forward you the zoom links closer to the date.

The Good Place mental health app has recently been developed and launched by Mental Health Roscommon, in partnership with Mental Health Ireland, HSE Mental Health Services and Athlone Institute of Technology. The app responds to a community based need for an easily accessible tool empowering people to access the resources available to them in their journey to wellbeing whether it be in recovery, crisis management or simply to be more informed on mental fitness. The app has a mood tracker, gratitude journal and an extremely useful directory of local services as well as links to other community based resources. It is great to see technology being so useful! Well done to everyone involved. 

You can download the app -

• from the App store on your IOS device
  

• from Google play for Android at -

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.goodplace

The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) is a wellness and recovery approach that helps people to: 1) decrease and prevent intrusive or troubling feelings and behaviours 2) increase personal empowerment; 3) improve quality of life; and 4) achieve their own life goals and dreams. WRAP is a personalized wellness and recovery system born out of and rooted in the principle of self-determination. WRAP® participants create a personalized recovery system of wellness tools and action plans to achieve a self-directed wellness vision despite life’s daily challenges. Working with a WRAP® can help individuals to monitor uncomfortable and distressing feelings and behaviours and, through planned responses, reduce, modify, or eliminate those feelings. A WRAP® also includes plans for responses from others when an individual cannot make decisions, take care of him/herself, and/or keep him/herself safe.

REGARI were proud to have delivered The Mental Health and Family Carers Programme. If we are rolling this programme out again dates will be posted here.

Mnetal Health Ireland were pleased to have partnered with Mental Health Ireland to Co-Produce Mental Health and Family Caring Programme. This five-week online programme's supported the supporters of people with mental health challenges.

Our programme has been adapted from the Meridien Family Programme 'Caring for Carers'. It has been co-produced with family carers, supporters, people with lived experience of mental health challenges and service providers.

By the end of the programme participants will have:

• Had time to reflect on and build tools and techniques to enhance their self-care
• Expanded their understanding of the concepts of mental health, mental illness and recovery
• Increased awareness around their boundaries with regard to personal wellbeing and the caring role
• Had an opportunity to learn about and practice communication skills and active listening techniques
• Learned about supports and services available for those who are caring

The programme was co-delivered by staff from the Recovery College, Family Carers Ireland, Family Carers, and people with lived experience of mental health challenges.

To take part in the programme you will need a smart-phone, laptop, tablet, iPad or PC and a reliable internet connection. The programme will be delivered through Zoom. All materials will be sent out to you in advance of programme delivery.

REGARI were proud to have delivered The Wellbeing Programme. If we are rolling this programme out again dates will be posted here.

The Wellbeing Programme©

The Wellbeing Programme© is a personal development & recovery programme based on the principles of mental health & wellbeing recovery; Mindfulness skills & practice and Positive psychology.

During the first 8 sessions you will learn skills & techniques that promote wellbeing. You will develop your own personal Wellbeing Programme from week one, each session building on the last to reinforce your new skills.

The further 4 sessions offer support & guidance in practicing & maintaining your new skills and wellbeing programme, making your recovery and personal development sustainable.

12 weekly session each 2.5 hours with tea/coffee break.

1. Introducing The Wellbeing Programme©.
2. Understanding Wellbeing.
3. Developing your own Wellbeing Programme.
4. Challenging Your Thinking.
5. Building Confidence & Resilience.
6. Understanding Mindfulness.
7. Self-Care & Dark Days.
8. Developing Good Habits
9. More Mindfulness.
10. Practice & Troubleshooting.
11. Workshop for Wellbeing.
12. Maintaining your Wellbeing Programme.