[…]President for Welfare attended the Youth Mental Health Taskforce meeting with Minister for Mental Health and Older people. Campaign Spotlight – Sexual Health And Guidance 2017: USI distributed 36,000 condoms across Ireland while visiting DCU, WIT, IT Sligo and QUB with the HSE, Think Contraception, IFPA, HIV Ireland, SpunOut.ie, BelongTo and Man2Man. #SHAG17 trended on Twitter for 7 hours in Ireland and reached 1.4 million people. The Vice President for Welfare handed out 11,000 condoms to students across 4 campuses. USI launched a retro-video arcade shooter called Sexually Transmitted Invaders. USI launched shag.usi.ie with information on consent, STIs and information […]
[…]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 […]
[…]need. It also means we are prevented from understanding the voices of those experiencing mental health issues and suicidal thoughts (Taking Control of Your Mental Health, Shine, 2009). We must recognise the need to engage with young people where they are looking for information and support that is outside of the school/college setting. According to the My World Survey, 77% of young people surveyed reported they would be likely to use the internet as a source of help. In addition to this the young people were asked about ways that help them cope when things are tough. The most frequently […]
[…]the passing of this motion, stating: “Young people are the main target market for Coca Cola products and have great weight in this campaign. This is not the first time there have been issues with Coca Cola company violating human rights. Previously Students’ Unions threatened boycotts of Coca Cola during the Anti-War movement, and we may be forced into such action again if this persists” SIPTU Deputy General Secretary, Ethel Buckley, said: “When they act in solidarity workers and students are one of the most powerful forces for social change. This has been the case globally and in Ireland […]
