Listening Skills Course being offered at New Horizons

Date: Wednesday 4th March 2009

Course Title: Listening Skills Course

Organisation: New Horizons, Aberdare

Course Information: The course will take place over the next 8 weeks starting wedensday 4th May and continuing every wednesday. A poster can downloaded by clicking here (MS WORD)

Time: 11.00 a.m — 1.00 p.m.

Venue: New Horizons, 44-49 Cardiff Road, Aberdare CF44 7DG

Contact Information: Please phone Tracy Thomas or Alison Williams at New Horizons, Aberdare on 01685 881113 to register and for more information. Please get in touch as soon as possible as places are limited.

To see the courses page on the Mental Health Support website simply click here

British Heart Foundation Launches the Yoobot to Tackle Childhood Obesity

A new online game has been launched by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to help young people understand the serious effects of eating junk food. The Yoobot allows young people to play with their future to help them make informed and healthier food choices. The game is launched as new BHF research found that the majority of young people are unaware of the devastating effects eating junk food can have on their bodies. The Yoobot game can be found by clicking here.

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Ode to a Poem - An evening with Local Writers

Date: 22 January 2008 at 7:30 pm
Event Title: Ode to a Poem - An evening with Local Writers
More Information: Relax with Poetry, Prose and Pints at the Cwmbrian Pub in Aberdare. Everybody Welcome!
Curry and Rice offered at the event for just £1.00.
Contact Information: Enquire in New Horizons Centre, Aberdare Tel: 01685 881113

Self Harm Study by University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is to lead a 4.5 million study into self harm. It will be a 7 year project and will examine 800 people who have previously harmed themselves. It is hoped the project will be able to examine the various treatments used on people who self harm and find out which are most effective. It is estimated that around 10 to 15 % of the uk young people self harm. It is believed that there is link between self harm and the difficulties in Relationships / Communication.

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