AMH New Horizons are "Happy"

Last week a survey by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed that Northern Ireland is the happiest place to live in the UK. Four Northern Irish counties made it into the 'happy five', with Antrim taking the top spot, and AMH New Horizons in Antrim today (on World Smile Day!) launched a short film which proves it!

AMH Action Mental Health works to improve the health and well-being of people with mental health working in locations across Northern Ireland including Steeple Road in Antrim. Over the summer months a film crew followed the staff and clients as they took part in a range of activities offered to clients at the service and the result is their version of the popular viral craze; the “Happy video”.

Activities highlighted included surfing in Portrush, Tai Chi, gardening and guitar lessons while the video also shows the charity’s board members and staff getting into the spirit and renowned local entertainer Fiddler Adams dancing with the crowds at the Client Celebration Day at Crawfordsburn Country Park.

The “Happy video” craze has swept the globe this year from Belfast to Yemen, and AMH in Antrim decided it would be a great way to showcase the recovery work they do for local people tackling a range of mental ill-health problems and still managing to smile through their challenges. The video is appropriately being launched at a special event on Friday 3rd October in the run up to World Mental Health Day (10th October).

The activities featured also link to the charity’s overall campaign in recent years to showcase the link between getting active physically and staying mentally well. A range of amateur and racing events take place across Northern Ireland over the course of the year, culminating in their Granite Challenge cycling sportive on Sunday 5th October in Downpatrick.

Disclaimer this video is an adaptation of the song "Happy" by the artist Pharrell Williams as permitted under the Creative Commons License, AMH do not own the copyright to the song.

We hope that every who watches the video will donate at least £1 to AMH. Text DDFF10 + £amount to 70070. Thank you!