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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.
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International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day 2025
Saturday 22nd November was International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. It is estimated that for every person who dies by suicide, approximately 135 people are directly impacted by that loss. In the most recent available statistics on suicide in Ireland (from 2022), 500 people died by suicide. That means that 67,500 people were impacted by […]
MO-VEMBER – Are You a Mo Bro or an Ally?
Movember was started in 2003 when 30 men grew moustaches without shaving through the month of November to highlight men’s health issues. Why do we need to highlight men’s issues though? Because relative to other genders, men struggle with their health and do not seek help. For example, in the 2019 USI Student Mental Health […]
World Mental Health Day Event
AMLÉ were delighted to attend the recent event hosted by the National Suicide Research Foundation to mark World Mental Health Day. The event was held in Cork and is an annual seminar event. the day opened with an engaging keynote from Prof Barbara Dooley (lead researcher on the MyWorld Survey) on her work on a […]