by mentalhealth | Jul 29, 2025 | strategy
In student mental health, wellbeing, and suicide prevention policy there are two main policy documents in operation since 2019. These are the Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework and the Healthy Campus Charter, and the implementation of both has been...
by mentalhealth | Jul 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The annual Comhdháil (Congress) is an important event in the student union calendar. For a week, representatives from all affiliated colleges gather together to debate motions and discuss important topics. At the 2025 Comhdháil held just before Easter, one motion in...
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....
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