As part of our annual Green Ribbon campaign, Shine hosted a series of free lunchtime webinars every Wednesday in September from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Each 60-minute session explored key issues in mental health stigma with expert speakers and Shine Ambassadors, offering insights, lived experience and practical ways we can all help end stigma.
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Wednesday, 2nd September - 12.30pm-1.30pm
As part of Shine’s Green Ribbon Campaign 2026, this webinar explores the realities of mental health in rural Ireland, including isolation, connection and the role communities can play in supporting mental health and challenging stigma. Our panel brings together different perspectives and experiences to discuss what isolation looks like on the ground, the challenges facing rural communities and the importance of connection, conversation and community-based responses.
Wednesday, 9th September - 12.30pm-1.30pm
Creating a mentally healthy workplace is about more than having supports in place - it is about creating a culture where people feel valued, supported and able to speak openly about mental health without fear of judgement or stigma.
In this webinar, we will explore what it takes to build a workplace culture that supports positive mental health and wellbeing. We’ll consider the importance of psychological safety and open conversations, the role we can all play in challenging stigma, and how listening to and learning from lived experience can help shape more meaningful and effective workplace supports. We’ll also look at the practical role that employers, managers, team leaders and wellbeing champions can play in creating change - recognising that mentally healthy workplaces are shaped not only by policies and initiatives, but through leadership, everyday behaviours and the way we respond to one another.
Because mental health is everyone’s business - and creating a supportive workplace culture is something we all have a role in.
Wednesday, 16th September - 12.30pm-1.30pm
Join us for a free 60-minute lunchtime webinar exploring psychosis, stigma and recovery, bringing together research, lived experience and family perspectives to consider what needs to change in Ireland.
The webinar will begin with findings from research undertaken in partnership between the HSE Early Intervention in Psychosis Programme, Shine and Mental Health Reform, providing an evidence base for a wider conversation about the impact of stigma, barriers to accessing support and experiences of recovery.
We’ll then hear directly from people with lived and family experience, exploring what these issues can mean in people’s everyday lives. The conversation will consider early help-seeking, navigating mental health services, the experiences of families, pathways to recovery and the importance of hope, as well as how learning from lived experience can help shape meaningful change in practice.
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Wednesday, 23rd September - 12.30pm-1.30pm
Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking webinar exploring the mental health experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals. This session will examine the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ communities, including stigma, discrimination, and access to inclusive mental health support. Through lived experiences, evidence-informed perspectives, and practical guidance, we’ll discuss how environments such as healthcare settings, and communities can better support LGBTQIA+ wellbeing. The webinar is open to allies, practitioners, managers, educators, and anyone interested in fostering safer, more inclusive spaces where mental health can thrive.
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Wednesday, 30th September - 12.30pm-1.30pm
Ten years ago, RTÉ commissioned Schizophrenia: Voices in My Head, a documentary exploring the experiences of people living with schizophrenia. Since then, a number of high-profile and impactful documentaries have brought different experiences of mental illness to screens across Ireland.
Mental Health on Screen: Telling Stories, Challenging Stigma brings together three award-winning programme makers to explore what it takes to bring these stories into the public sphere. The discussion will look at the challenges involved in telling complex and sensitive stories about mental health, alongside questions of stigma, representation and the responsibility that comes with bringing lived experiences to a wider audience.
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