by mentalhealth | May 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
**content warning** this study related to the experiences of those who have experienced sexual violence or harrassment You are invited to take part in a research interview about experiences of institutional responses to sexual harassment and violence in higher...
by mentalhealth | May 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
One of the highlights of the year in AMLÉ is the annual student achievement awards. Students and student unions around the country to celebrate the changemakers, the campaigns and the unions making the biggest differences on campuses and for the student body. This was...
by mentalhealth | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
AMLÉ recently attended the annual Healthy Campus Health and Wellbeing Seminar, which was held in TUD Grangegorman. There was some important updates provided on areas such as the revisions to the Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework, and the revisions...
by mentalhealth | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Earlier this month AMLÉ attended the launch event of a new training programme aimed at helping people to understand and reduce their stress. This programme was developed by the HSE Health and Wellbeing and HSE Psychology, and is called the ‘Balancing Stress...
by mentalhealth | Apr 30, 2025 | campaigns
We in USI are always trying to find ways to better reach and engage with students and to spread our message about the importance of talking about mental health, as well as providing information on ways to do that. We’ve recently created a specific online space...
by mentalhealth | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
USI recently got the chance to sit down for a chat with Ailish O’Neill, National Education and Training Manager with the National Office for Suicide Prevention. Ailish oversees the rollout of, among other things, suicide prevention training across the country....
by mentalhealth | Feb 24, 2025 | awareness days
This week is international Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The aim of this week is to raise awareness and reduce misunderstandings about eating disorders. In 2024, 503 people were diagnosed with eating disorders, which was an increase of 118 on the previous year....
by mentalhealth | Feb 21, 2025 | events
We were delighted to be able to attend the recent launch of the National Suicide Research Foundation’s (NSRF) new strategic plan for 2025- 2030 in UCC. The NSRF conduct research into suicide, suicidal behaviour and self-harm across Ireland. They are based in...
by mentalhealth | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Experiencing mental health difficulties is a very individual, subjective experience. While there may be common symptoms or particular mental illness, or common causes of mental health struggles, everyone can still experience mental health struggles in a very different...
by mentalhealth | Sep 3, 2024 | campaigns
September in Ireland sees the return of the annual Green Ribbon Campaign run by Shine. This is a campaign that aims to combat and reduce stigma around mental health, and is a campaign that USI are proud to be part of again this year. Is mental health stigma still a...
Recent Comments