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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.
Green Ribbon Campaign 2024
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 problem? Absolutely – a study […]
Healthy Campus Knowledge Exchange Event
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 policies and actions taken by campuses to ensure the health and wellbeing for those who work and study […]
Curricular Approaches to Wellbeing in Higher Education
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 MTU Cork. There were several interesting keynote speakers, including […]