Looking after your mental health - Factsheets

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Sharps Lifting and Disposal Video

Discover how Extern's Drugs Outreach Manager Iain Cameron and his team address the presence of discarded needles and drug equipment in public areas. Learn about their day-to-day approach to keeping our towns and cities safe
Belfast Live partners with Extern to launch Changing Lives campaign

Discover how Belfast Live and Extern are teaming up to launch the 'Changing Lives' campaign. Funds raised will support local addiction services and provide essential items to those in need
A Slam Dunk Donation - Ulster Rugby gifts basketball net to Extern's Roscor Facility

Read how Ulster Rugby's generous donation of a basketball net to Extern's Roscor facility is making a slam dunk difference in the lives of young people in need.
Extern estimates 910,000- 1.4 million people in Ireland could be impacted by problem gambling

Learn more about the far-reaching consequences and the urgent need for support and intervention in problem gambling awareness and prevention.

Mental Health Awareness Week: What is Loneliness and Social Isolation?

Loneliness and social isolation can have a significant impact on individuals from a biological, psychological and behavioral perspective, all of which will then have a negative effect on their mental health.
How To Improve Self-Esteem | Low Self Esteem

Here are some of our top tips to improve your self-esteem?
How depression affects you

Find out more about what you can do if you are experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.
Spot the signs of anxiety, fear and panic

Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. Learn about the symptoms
How to manage and reduce stress this Stress Awareness Month

Stress is your body's way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. When stressed, the body thinks it is under attack and switches to 'fight or flight' mode

Extern's Harm Reduction Training

Extern's Harm Reduction Training provides specialist training commissioned by the Public Health Agency Read more

Christmas Hamper Appeal

Help Extern support some of the most vulnerable and isolated this Christmas by donating to our Hamper Appeal. Read more

Belfast Live partners with Extern to launch Changing Lives campaign

Discover how Belfast Live and Extern are teaming up to launch the 'Changing Lives' campaign. Funds raised will support local addiction services and provide essential items to those in need Read more