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...
by mentalhealth | Jul 1, 2024 | events
USI recently attended a knowledge exchange event around the healthy campus framework. This framework encompasses all elements of health and wellbeing, including mental health, for students and staff in higher education. It’s the overarching guidance for all...
by mentalhealth | May 10, 2024 | events
On 22nd April, USI was invited to attend an event in UCC focusing on the topic of wellbeing in higher education, and looking at how wellbeing can be improved through the curriculum. The event was jointly organised by Eithne Hunt from UCC and Jim O’Mahony from...
by mentalhealth | May 8, 2024 | campaigns
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...
by mentalhealth | May 7, 2024 | campaigns
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...
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