USI has been encouraging students to lobby elected representatives on the issues affecting student nurses and midwives. This video and the top tips below give some advice on how best to lobby an elected representative: Make the subject line relevant – In the email subject, use a phrase like ‘Local Constituent Issue’ or ‘Local Constituent Query’ to make it clear that the email is relevant to them as your local constituency representative. Address them as appropriate – If speaking to a TD, you would address them as ‘Deputy X’. If they are a member of the Seanad, they would be addressed as […]
ProYouth offers online, anonymous supports to those 3rd and 4th level students struggling with eating and body issues. Screening tests to identify your personal risk of developing an eating disorder. These tests can be repeated weekly, to allow you to track your progress over time. Join ProYouth to self test yourself. The website has articles and a blog with information and inspiration to cope with issues relating to self-esteem, mental and physical health, body dissatisfaction, and media influences on eating and body issues. There is message boards with a variety of topics relevant to eating and body issues, where students and […]
Students call for urgent awareness and education around self harm UNION OF STUDENTS IN IRELAND (USI)·FRIDAY, 1 MARCH 2019 Friday March 1st is Self-Harm and Injury Awareness Day. Reacting to the statistics released by the National Suicide Research foundation, which indicated that there has been a 21% increase in the number of self-harm cases among 10 to 24-year-olds between 2007 and 2017, USI have teamed up with Pieta House, Preventing Suicide and Self Harm to help break the stigma and shame surrounding self-harm, and spread the word about supports available if a student or their friend is going through a […]
Union of Students in Ireland: Development of App & Development of Interactive Map USI Seeks Developers for two projects under their mental health project. Applicants may apply for one or both of the projects. Please indicate clearly what you are applying for. Please see descriptors of both below. The projects are (1) Development of App (2) Development of Interactive Map Introduction USI is the sole national representative body for the 374,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland encompassing 30 colleges. USI works to improve and protect the lives of students every day on academic and social issues […]
