by mentalhealth | Jan 29, 2024 | awareness days
Last week (22 – 28 January) was National Grief Awareness Week. The aim of the week is to encourage more people to be grief aware and encourage conversations about the topic of grief. Losing someone can be difficult, and it’s ok to feel grief however you...
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 | Jan 22, 2024 | awareness days, campaigns
There’s nothing wrong with setting new goals for yourself, and it’s common to want to start the new year with fresh intentions and resolutions. However, it’s important to remember some important points if you have a new year’s resolution...
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 | Sep 20, 2023 | campaigns
September is Green Ribbon Month – a mental health campaign run by SeeChange. SeeChange have run this campaign every year for the past eleven years, aiming to spread awareness about all mental health difficulties to help end mental health stigma and...
by mentalhealth | Sep 11, 2023 | awareness days, campaigns
USI joined organisations around the world in marking World Suicide Prevention Day on Sunday 10th September. The aim of this day is to discourage people from attempting or completing suicide, and to encourage people to seek help if they are feeling suicidal. If you or...
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...
by mentalhealth | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mindfulness has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years. It often conjures up a picture of someone sitting still, legs crossed, deep in meditation. However, there is much more to mindfulness than that, and mindfulness can be included in our lives in many ways. The...
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