[…]to bring about positive change in public attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health problems. www.seechange.ie About Suicide or Survive (SOS): SOS is an Irish charity focussed on breaking down the stigma associated with mental health issues and ensuring that those affected have access to quality recovery services that are right for the individual. SOS works to build a society where people embrace their mental health wellness and those with difficulties are treated with dignity and respect, and experience a service that offers them hope, a safe place and a positive future. www.suicideorsurvive.ie About Save Our Sons And Daughters […]
[…]study carried out in late autumn, students were offered a range of words to describe their mental health – 70% of survey respondents said they were ‘anxious’, 60% said they felt ‘uncertain’ and 34% described themselves as ‘sad’, while 28% were ‘pessimistic’ and about one-quarter ‘fearful’. Lorna said: “In any normal year, students experience increased stress in the lead up to exams. This year, that is coupled with a global pandemic that is now at levels nobody predicted. Research has shown that the pandemic is having a huge impact on students’ and other young people’s mental health. We are particularly […]
USI are delighted to support the 20 x 20 campaign. 20×20 is an all-inclusive movement to shift Ireland’s cultural perception of women’s sport by 2020 with: a 20% increase in media coverage of women in sport a 20% increase in female participation at all levels of sport a 20% increase in attendance at women’s games and […]
[…]and Science to highlight the student accommodation crisis, the need for more student mental health resources and the need to abolish tuition fees. TCDSU President, László Molnárfi said: “This Government has done undeniable harm to our communities. This is not by accident, or by incompetence. The system is working exactly as it is intended to. They follow a neoliberal capitalist economic policy, and represent big capital, vulture funds and corporations – not the people, our communities, and workers. Their policies have seen homelessness grow to unprecedented levels during their time in government, a failing healthcare system, a housing crisis, inaccessible education, and the […]
