See Change & Green Ribbon
See Change and Green Ribbon will feature strongly at this year's Féile. Each girl participating in Féile 2016 will receive a green ribbon.
See Change, established in 2010, is Ireland’s national stigma reduction programme, working to change minds about mental health problems. We work as a partnership of over 90 organisations to create a disruptive, community driven social movement to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health problems.
The See Change vision is that every person in Ireland can be open and positive about mental health, understanding it as a normal part of the ups and downs of life.
In May 2016, See Change and its partner organisations will roll out the fourth annual Green Ribbon campaign to get Ireland talking about mental health. 500,000 green ribbons will be distributed nationwide and free of charge in conjunction with hundreds of local and national events.
This movement is led by the See Change ambassadors, a group of 60 people with experience of mental health problems, who are sharing their stories to spark a national conversation. See Change ambassadors will demonstrate how to start a conversation in your home, school, college, workplace or community.
This May, the ask is simple - wear the Green Ribbon and show your support for ending the silence around mental health problems. Take two and start a conversation with someone about mental health!
If you would like to place an order for 50 green ribbons or more, please order here: http://bit.ly/1JtOnuv. Throughout May, you can pick up individual ribbons at major Irish rail stations nationwide.
For more information please go to www.greenribbon.ie