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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.
World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
Wednesday 10th September 2025 is World Suicide Prevention Day. The aim of this day is to discourage people from attempting or completing suicide, and to encourage people to seek help if they are feeling suicidal. If you or someone you know is at risk of hurting yourself/ themselves or someone else, please call 999. The […]
HEA national student mental health and suicide prevention framework review report
The student mental health and suicide prevention framework was first published in 2020, a result of a collective effort between stakeholders consisting of those working in higher education, those working in mental health, and student representatives. Two key elements of the framework were that it took a whole-of campus approach, which meant that everyone on […]
Mental Health Tips for a New Academic Year
If you’re a new student starting college for the first time, or a returning student, there are things that you can do now at the start of the year that can help your mental health now and for the rest of the year. If you are a new student, it might be that you don’t […]