To secure funding and expand our much-needed service, we will temporarily pause new applications until 2024. During this time, we will plan and adapt based on valuable insights gained from previous weekends.
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Gerri’s place is a non-profit, social enterprise that provides wellbeing breaks for people who need time and space to focus on their emotional and mental wellbeing.
Our aim is to provide inclusive support to those with mild depression, anxiety, stress or burnout and provide access to a range of affordable and holistic therapies.
Over the course of a weekend, we provide a range of wellness tools that people can subsequently use in their everyday lives, to feel better, take control, become empowered and ultimately assist them in designing their own personal path to wellness.
Mental health challenges cost the Irish economy over € 8.2 billion a year.
One in four Irish people say that their mental health deteriorated during the pandemic and one in five say their general health has declined, according to a survey published by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (August 2021).
Ireland had one of the highest rates (3/36 countries) of mental health illness in Europe with 17.6% of the Irish population recorded as having a mental health illness such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, or alcohol/drug use in 2019.
OECD, Health at a Glance Report 2018. https://ourworldindata.org/mental-health
Our evidence shows that there are not enough supports available to those struggling with their emotional and mental well-being. Gerri’s Place aims to provide early intervention to those who are struggling before they feel the need to access more formal mental health services.
Gerri’s Place are launching the Community Referral well-being breaks initially, from one location – Sheepwalk House in Wicklow. Next year we plan to launch our specialist and corporate breaks, in conjunction with providing a supportive and informative online community.
Our aim is to provide inclusive support to those with mild depression, anxiety, stress or burnout and provide access to a range of affordable and holistic therapies. To do this, we need your help. We also facilitate those wishing to “donate a break” on behalf of others.
Get in touch to find out how you can help us make this change happen.
Helen (Wellness Break March 2022)
