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...
by mentalhealth | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
While it’s important to do what we can to keep ourselves as well as possible throughout the year, it’s extra important during times of stress, such as exam season, and to make sure that we optimise the levels that we can perform at. Self-care is any act that we do...
by mentalhealth | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Exam season can take up a lot of our time, energy and brain space, and can leave us feeling drained and like the rest of your lives are either on hold or falling apart. For the most part, that’s ok, because exam season is a short period of time and once it’s over we...
by mentalhealth | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is nothing worse than having geared yourself up to study, and then finding yourself staring at a blank page. It can cause any motivation we may have mustered up to simply vanish. Once we have decided to study, how do we start? How do we keep the momentum going...
by mentalhealth | Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
On the 30th of March, Mental Health Ireland will hold their second national ‘Hello How Are You?’ day. This day aims to destigmatise attitudes around mental health by opening up conversations, similar USI’s own ‘Open Up’ campaign. By creating conversations, the...
by mentalhealth | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hugg is a national suicide bereavement charity. They provide a free, non-judgemental, safe & confidential space where people bereaved by suicide can share their experiences and feelings and receive and offer support to each other. They primarily run support...
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