Waterford Youth Info Centre

This week is Eating Disorder Awareness week.

Eating disorders are complex psychological disorders that affect every aspect of a person’s functioning.

They can be a very isolating experience for an individual to go through. Within the younger generation effected, it appears it is predominantly young women who make up the majority. However, regardless of who you are, help and information is out there!

BodyWhys is the national voluntary organisation supporting people affected by eating disorders.

Their mission is to ensure support, awareness and understanding of eating disorder among the wide community as well as advocating for the right and healthcare need of people affected by eating disorder.

With the vision of being that people affected by eating disorders will have their needs met through the provision of appropriate, integrated, quality services being delivered by a range of statutory, private and voluntary agencies.

For more information/support, please use these contacts:
💻 https://www.bodywhys.ie/
📱 01-2107906
📧 alex@bodywhys.ie

One World Week 🌏🌍🌎 (Nov 23-29)
This year's theme for One World Week is 'Power'.

To celebrate this, the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) have put together a resource pack 'Building Back Better: Youth, Power and Planet' for young people, educators, youth workers and anyone else who work closely with young people.

This amazing resource breaks down power in every aspect of the word and supports young people in understanding power, it's uses and how they themselves can use power responsibly and effectively.

The NYCI also have a number of virtual events taking place across the week. All this information can be found here: https://www.youth.ie/.../one-world-week-festival-2020/...
Info Resource Pack:
https://www.youth.ie/.../building-back-better-youth.../

If you are getting creative over the week with any of your own events or art work representing your idea of 'Power' let us know 😀

"Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." (Paulo Freire)

We are now servicing Student Leap Card applications through our Youth Info Centre 😁

If you are a student or in full-time education (16+) and looking to process your student leap card online or paper application, you can make an appointment with Mikey.

Call 0863811739 or email waterfordyic@wstcys.ie

For more info: https://wstcys.ie/looking-to-complete-your-student-leap-card-application/

Student Leap Card Website: https://www.studentleapcard.ie/agents

****DUE TO COVID-19, THIS SERVICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY TO ENSURE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, YOUNG PEOPLE AND VISITORS****

Best of luck to all the young people getting their CAO offers tomorrow. Remember support around information is here, don't feel stuck.

https://wstcys.ie/need-guidance-information-about-your-cao-offers-book-a-meeting-today/

Today is World Suicide Prevention day and it is important to remember those who we lost to suicide and those still struggling, for whatever reason/s that may be.

As individuals it is important to actively challenge the stigma around suicide and mental health, try our best to support those closest to us and educate ourselves on the support services available to our friends, families and neighbors who may be struggling.

As communities/businesses/organisations/clubs etc, it is our responsibility to support those services and individuals through whatever resources we have at our disposal.

For me here at Waterford Youth Information, it is providing information to young people and those closest to them, about the supports available.

So please don't hesitate to get in touch with Mikey:
Email - waterfordyic@wstcys.ie
Phone - 0863811739

https://wstcys.ie/world-suicide-prevention-day-2020/

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