Welcome to The Wellbeing Network
Previously The Cumasú Wellness Bus, The Wellbeing Network is a new mobile service based in West Cork aimed at encouraging individuals to improve and protect their health and wellbeing.
Working in conjunction with the HSE’s West Cork Mental Health Services and National Learning Network, The Wellbeing Network serves a population of approx 59,444 (Census 2016) across West Cork Communities. While the population is small, the geographical area we serve is very large and characterised by substantial mountainous areas and 3 peninsulas. The road and public transport infrastructure is poor so providing a community based’ service is crucial to ensure the successful provision of information and ideas about mental health and wellbeing and to strengthen a communities’ ability to care for themselves and each other.
The Wellbeing Network aims to move away from a medical model of mental health and work more with a preventative model – recognising the need for individuals to access non-clinical / medical resources to enable them to improve their health and wellbeing.
An important part of the ‘preventative approach’ is the provision of information so that everyone can be fully informed about what is available in their community, what things might work to help them through difficult periods and most of all to empower people to take ownership of their own wellbeing.
The Five Ways of Wellbeing
The New Economics Foundation have developed, and we have adopted and will be promoting, a set of evidence-based actions to improve personal wellbeing. This is at the fore of everything we do at The Wellbeing Network.
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West Cork Feelgood Festival
The West Cork FeelGood Festival, has been organising events to celebrate World Mental Health Day – October 10, since 2011. In previous years, the festival has organised events in towns such as Bantry, Dunmanway, Clonakilty and Skibbereen and earlier this year collaborated with Skibbereen Arts Festival on a health and community themed programme of events.
Your Community
Everything you need to protect and maintain your wellbeing is available on your very own doorstep. Opportunities to be active, keep learning, connect, take notice and give are all accessible in your community.
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49 North Street
49 North Street aims to create a space, a melting pot whereby learning, therapeutic activities, creative expression and diversity can flourish. It’s about taking risks and building upon people’s strengths, working together to create a community where recovery and wellbeing thrive.
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Managing Your Personal Boundaries
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The Wellbeing Network, West Cork
Contact:
Kathleen Harrington t: 087 7077118 e: kathleen.harrington@nln.ie
Kevin O'Shanahan t: 086 7872481 e: kevin.oshanahan@hse.ie
