[…]safe internationally. We know there is a mental health crisis among our young people in Ireland, and college is a particularly vulnerable time in a person’s life. They face a lot of change, pressure – both academically and financially – and it can often be a lonely and isolating time, if they are away from their families and friends. This is the time that we need to invest in our young people’s mental health and help set them up with the skills needed to deal with the challenges they will face in life and to recognise when they need extra […]
[…]the complexities of eating disorders and the neglect in providing adequate services seriously. We trust you as Ministers to act on this matter with the utmost sensitivity and urgency. Sincerely, Clare Austick USI Vice President for Welfare Lorna Fitzpatrick USI […]
[…]coming too close to the expectation of mass indebtedness of our young people, as seen in the UK, USA and Australia will create locked-in class systems and make upward mobility inaccessible, while moving life events (such as home-ownership) back by decades. Hoey said this will have a ripple effect of negativity on other societal platforms apart from education, such as the property market, and the economy. Hoey also emphasised that 46% of all new college entrants were in receipt of a grant in the academic year of 2013/2014, according to SUSI reports, and the slashing of maintenance grants in the […]
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