AMLÉ recently held their second Student Mental Health Event in DCUSU. This was a space for staff, students and students’ union officers to come together to learn and discuss all things related to student mental health. The aim of the event was to encourage people to think outside the usual conversations about student mental health, and to encourage action locally after the event.
To start the event, we launched the initial findings of our recent survey on student gambling, substance use and mental health. Our guest speakers for this included Caroline Mahon, National Health Campus Coordinator with the HEA, Helena Ahern, PCHEI representative and Head of Counselling in DCU, and Bryan O’Mahony, AMLÉ President. The study had been funded by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), and they sent a statement of support which was read out.
The initial findings were then presented, and reports on those can be found here. This was followed by a panel session hosted by Shine, who run the national campaign to reduce mental health stigma.
After lunch, things split into parallel sessions. The first set of sessions included a presentation by HUGG CEO Fiona Tuomey on suicide bereavement, and a session comprising presentations on student ADHD, and the Irish language in mental health. The second set of sessions included a workshop by Lorraine Tansey of Studentvolunteer.ie, a workshop on postgraduate mental health and another on the Movember campaign, and a session comprising presentations on building a student mental health database, tracking student mental health during the transition to college, and mental health rights. The final session focused on a panel discussion around the role of students’ union officers in supporting student mental health.
It was a very enjoyable and informative day, and AMLÉ would like to thank all those who attended, and in particular all those who spoke and presented. We would also like to thank DCUSU for hosting our event and for all their support in organising the day.
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