[…]Club, Dublin. The Open Up campaign encourages third level students to talk more about their mental health to friends, classmates, family and teachers, as well as to mental health and medical professionals when needed. USI Vice President for Welfare, Somhairle Brennan said: “The aim of the campaign is to encourage students to normalise conversations about how they are feeling and to check-in with one another about their mental health. The theme of the campaign also covers the challenges of society opening up post-pandemic and acknowledges of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student mental health.” USI will travel to […]
[…] 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Open Up Mental Health Campaign Launch Sugar Club, Dublin […]
[…]and sometimes external organisations to roll out Welfare campaigns around mental health, sexual health, physical health. Other areas include; accommodation, finances, consent, drugs & alcohol and other addictive behaviours, body positivity, eating disorders and bullying & cyberbullying. Chairs the Welfare working group at National Council to address local and national issues and plan national welfare campaigns. Sits on the following boards: Student Affairs Ireland, National Advisory Committee for Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Higher Education, SUSI Advisory Committee, THEA Promoting Consent and Prevention Sexual Violence Steering Group, alongside other national committees. Vice President for Campaigns: Main responsibility for organising […]
[…]Denise Glover Public Relations and Communications: Martina Genockey Mental Health Programme Manager: Sarah Hughes National Student Engagement Programme Manager: Oisín Hassan National Student Engagement Programme Training Co-Ordinator: Dr Jeffrey […]
[…]funding for student mental health and wellbeing services is vital to start to address the mental health difficulties faced by students that were already an issue before COVID and have only worsened as a result of the pandemic. We also welcome the announcement of €31 million to provide free contraception for women between the ages of 17 and 25. However, there needs to be clarity that this health package will be accessible and will be available to trans and non-binary people.” You can read the USI Pre-Budget Submission […]
[…]return to a pre-pandemic format, but in-person graduations are possible within the current public health guidelines and with graduations not due to take place for a number of weeks or months, the guidelines may be eased further. As you know, after years of hard work and sacrifice, graduations are hugely important to students and their families and that is the case more so than ever after the difficulties of the last 18 months. There has been a significant uptake of vaccinations in Ireland, including among the younger cohorts, who make up a large section of our student populations. This should […]
USI is proud to back the Blood For All campaign, which is calling for for an end to the ban on men who have sex with men donating blood for a year after sex. This should be done to end the unfair discrimination. However, would also help to tackle the shortage of donated blood available in Ireland right now // // // Tá AMLÉ ag tacú leis an bhfeachtas Blood For All atá ag iarraidh go gcuirfear deireadh leis an gcosc ar fir a mbíonn caidreamh collaí acu le fir eile fuil a dheonadh ar feadh bliain i ndiaidh chollaíochta. […]
[…]meet Department of Justice requirements. However, international students are now required by the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) to have private health insurance. No other group in the country is required to have private health insurance. In order to rectify this anomaly and ensure equality for all students, Senator Malcolm Byrne has introduced a Seanad Private Members Bill titled the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021. This Bill is a simple Bill and would remove international students from the definition of ordinarily resident, thereby removing the legal requirement for them to have very expensive private health insurance and allowing them access more affordable and tailored insurance that meets all requirements. We would […]
Open Letter of support for Urgent need to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill […]
[…]Goals. Congress also mandates The VP for Equality & Citizenship to work with student health groups such as Students4VaccineEquity on vaccine and medicine equity. 15 IA 1: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Reapproved 2018 and 2021 Congress notes with concern: The on-going negotiations between the European Union and the United States in relation to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and the potential impact that it could have on Irish higher education, democracy and wider society. Congress does not support: The lowering of any EU standards in regards to the environment, food safety, animal welfare and workers’ rights. In […]
[…]lost among the many campaigns that students see during the year. Congress believes That a generic health campaign, promoting all aspects of health (physical, sexual, mental, etc.) should replace the specific campaigns, and be rolled out across all MO campuses during the year. That a Student Health and Wellbeing campaign that takes into account the many issues related to Welfare that students’ face, and brings them under an umbrella campaign, would be the best way to ensure that the Welfare related campaign activities of USI are identifiable on a national level. Congress further notes That some campaigns avail of funding […]
[…]HIV cases, we need to invest in HIV testing, we must ensure barrier-free access to PrEP and sexual health clinics and services across Ireland with a serious focus on ending HIV-related stigma in Ireland. As Ireland comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look to the Government’s robust response to the COVID-19 pandemic and urge the Government to commit the same robust response to ending HIV and HIV-related stigma. USI support calls from HIV Ireland for the Irish Government to re-evaluate the current approach to ending HIV transmission in Ireland considering record high rates of newly notified cases of HIV. […]
[…]possible of happening. We are glad to have been involved in preparing this plan – which has been approved by public health leaders – as it aims to do just that.” USI also says it is vital that higher education institutions work with students and student representatives locally to develop and communicate their plans for how the strategy will be rolled out in their college and that these measures are properly funded and resourced. Lorna said: “It’s extremely important that funding is made available to support this return, particularly for student wellbeing and engagement. While the publication of this document […]
[…]during the pandemic when they had to leave, or did not require, student accommodation as public health measures were rolled out. The bill was tabled by Sinn Fein on behalf of USI and signed by 56 opposition TDs who along with student representatives, lobbied Government to pass the bill. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Up to now, students have been expected to pay three, six and nine months in advance for student accommodation. Many students have to work while in college to pay their rent and just don’t have access to this kind of money up front, meaning they miss […]
