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This site hosts reports, research and campaigns relating to student mental health. It is presented as a mostly open resource for members. The USI Mental Health programme is proud to be supported and funded by the Health Service Executive National Office for Suicide Prevention.
Connecting Minds Podcast
We all have a mental health. We all need to take care of ourselves.
USI works with your SU to discover better ways of coping with the strain of student life.
Mental Health Wins at USI SAAI awards 2024
On Thursday 2nd May, The annual Student Achievement Awards were held in the Sugar Club in Dublin. The ceremony was hosted by Amy Kelly, and showcased just some of the amazing work being done by students all around the country. There were two mental health related categories: Welfare Campaign of The Year and Mental Health […]
Mental Health Funding Policy Motion at Comhdháil 2024
USI’s annual Comhdháil took place at the end of March in Sligo. At this event, motions are debated and some are voted in as USI policy. This year, a ‘Student Mental Health Funding Policy’ was voted in. This policy noted that campus counselling services play an important role in the lives of students, often without […]
National Grief Awareness Week 2024
Last week (22 – 28 January) was National Grief Awareness Week. The aim of the week is to encourage more people to be grief aware and encourage conversations about the topic of grief. Losing someone can be difficult, and it’s ok to feel grief however you feel it. There are lots of ways that grief […]