PEACE OF MIND ART EXHIBITION
PEACE OF MIND' ART EXHIBITION
A SCHOOL art exhibition is taking place this week in the Community Trauma and Recovery Centre at 10 High Street, Omagh.
The title of the exhibition is "Peace of Mind" and members of the public and schools are welcome to visit.
The exhibition is to mark World Mental Health Day, which took place on Saturday. It is an annual event, which seeks to raise the profile of mental health issues, and seeks to promote the statutory and voluntary helping organisations.
Following the Omagh bomb, many of the local community have been bereaved and many bear physical and mental scars.
Mr. Dermot Lynch, a member of the Sperrin Lakeland Trust's Trauma Team, said: "The mental scars or emotional problems can be treated if the person makes themselves known to the helping services. It takes tremendous courage to ask for help but often that is the first step towards the facilitation of inner healing."
Mr Lynch continued: "Last year the theme for World Mental Health Day was 'Express Yourself 'and many people expressed themselves through poetry. This year, art has been used to express hope and the exhibits are on loan from local grammar schools. The exhibits were chosen because of their visual effect and because they portray a message of hope for people who may be experiencing emotional problems."
The exhibition is on display until tomorrow (Friday) and the Community Trauma and Recovery Centre is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A SCHOOL art exhibition is taking place this week in the Community Trauma and Recovery Centre at 10 High Street, Omagh.
The title of the exhibition is "Peace of Mind" and members of the public and schools are welcome to visit.
The exhibition is to mark World Mental Health Day, which took place on Saturday. It is an annual event, which seeks to raise the profile of mental health issues, and seeks to promote the statutory and voluntary helping organisations.
Following the Omagh bomb, many of the local community have been bereaved and many bear physical and mental scars.
Mr. Dermot Lynch, a member of the Sperrin Lakeland Trust's Trauma Team, said: "The mental scars or emotional problems can be treated if the person makes themselves known to the helping services. It takes tremendous courage to ask for help but often that is the first step towards the facilitation of inner healing."
Mr Lynch continued: "Last year the theme for World Mental Health Day was 'Express Yourself 'and many people expressed themselves through poetry. This year, art has been used to express hope and the exhibits are on loan from local grammar schools. The exhibits were chosen because of their visual effect and because they portray a message of hope for people who may be experiencing emotional problems."
The exhibition is on display until tomorrow (Friday) and the Community Trauma and Recovery Centre is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1281
Published Date: 15-Oct-98
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