by mentalhealth | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Experiencing mental health difficulties is a very individual, subjective experience. While there may be common symptoms or particular mental illness, or common causes of mental health struggles, everyone can still experience mental health struggles in a very different...
by mentalhealth | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
On 17th January, USI were delighted to be invited down to UCC to take part in the launch event for an undergraduate module in suicide prevention. This module has been developed by the National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF) and the School of Public Health in UCC,...
by mentalhealth | Oct 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every year a new executive team/ coiste gnó is elected to work at a national level within USI. Candidates are elected at the annual national congress/ comhdail by representatives of all the member organisations across the country. The role is wide-ranging, and covers...
by mentalhealth | Jun 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
On 9th May, USI were invited to speak at the Oireachtas sub-Committee on Mental Health for a discussion on issues relating to the life-cycle approach to mental health in the context of young people. USI were invited to make a written submission to the Oireachtas...
by mentalhealth | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Exams can be stressful, but so can the time immediately before exams, when we start to feel the pressure of performing build up. If we can set some good habits in motion, it will help keep stress from becoming overwhelming, and while good self-care won’t cure a mental...
by mentalhealth | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it – virtually nobody actually likes studying. We would rather do literally anything else. That’s why the time just before exams is when our rooms or houses have never looked tidier. Procrastination takes over, and we find multiple other things to fill our...
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