[…]cases with a negative effect on their study time and academic output. The crisis in youth mental health issues in this country is being accentuated by the financial burden which many vulnerable students are having to bear in their pursuit of a college degree. The average student maintenance grant, at €84 per week, does not even cover rental costs alone according to the figures published in this study, and does not compare favourably to the lowest rate of Jobseekers’ Allowance in this country, at €100 per week. But this is about more than vulnerable students. Parents and families up and […]
[…]and to hear how they intend to address youth issues such as employment, higher education, mental health services amongst others issues if elected. The North West European Parliament Election Hustings began last month in NUI Galway. You can listen to a recording of this hustings below. Last week the hustings continued in UCC on Wednesday April 30th, for the Southern Region. Click on the recording below to hear the event. The Dublin Region Hustings is taking place in the Science Gallery, Trinity College on May 20th. Click on the event below for details. Promote the Vote: Dublin European Parliament Hustings or book […]
[…]Support for HIV Awareness campaigns – Calls for funding and visibility on Men’s Mental Health to tackle the growing suicide rates in young males – Support for the Decriminalisation of Drugs – Support for Abortion Access in Northern Ireland, as well as support for the campagn for Marriage Equality in Northern Ireland – The USI sabbatical term begins of the 1st July Poll Results Total valid poll: 211 Quota: 106 FitzPatrick, Lorna: 121 Hassan, Oisín: 88 RoN: […]
[…]its campaigns for gender and marriage equality and its efforts to promote mental and sexual health. We hope that UCD students will join these campaigns again in the future, as their input has been profoundly influential over the years. Last Autumn, the students of Trinity College chose to remain affiliated to USI and tomorrow we hope to hear that students in NUI Maynooth will do the same. We will also hear whether students in Dublin City University have chosen to rejoin USI, after a decade of disaffiliation. As students go through difficult times, never has the value of unity and […]
[…]upon the day and mark this occasion for years to come. We need to see substance dependency as a health issue and not a criminal offence and to put in place the systems in society that do that and support people to and through recovery.” Paul Duff, Project Co-Ordinator of the Recovery Academy of Ireland, which has been working with USI on this campaign, said: “The Leave a Light On campaign serves as a beacon of hope, signifying that help is available, and that people can and do recover. It gives me great pride to see well-known buildings light up […]
