USI Connecting Minds

In this episode, Sarah Hughes, USI's Mental Health Programme Manager, offers some hints, tips and advice for minding your mental health that might be helpful for both new and returning students.

In this episode, Treasa Fox (chair of PCHEI and head of counselling in TUS Athlone talks us through the National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework, of which she was the lead author. The transcript for this episode can be found at https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/podcast/ Useful links: PCHEI: https://www.pchei.ie/ National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework: https://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2020/10/HEA-NSMHS-Framework.pdf 3SET project: https://www.tcd.ie/Student_Counselling/3set/ List of counselling services available through PCHEI: https://www.pchei.ie/index.php/students1/student-counselling USI Mental Health Website: https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/ USI Mental Health Social Media: https://twitter.com/MentalHealthUSI Sources of Help & Support for your mental health: https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/i-need-help/help-in-a-mental-health-emergency/ National Office for Suicide Prevention: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/

Sarah Hughes speaks to Suzanne Ennis about Turn2Me online counselling services.

Hello, and welcome to season two, episode three of Connecting Minds. I'm your host, Sarah Hughes. I'm delighted to be introducing you today to Moninne Griffith, CEO of BeLonG To the Irish LGBT youth organization for people aged 14 to 23. Welcome Moninne. You're very welcome. Thanks very much for joining us today... Useful links: List of counselling services available through PCHEI: https://www.pchei.ie/index.php/students1/student-counselling USI Mental Health Website: https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/ USI Mental Health Social Media: https://twitter.com/MentalHealthUSI Sources of Help & Support for your mental health: https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/i-need-help/help-in-a-mental-health-emergency/ National Office for Suicide Prevention: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/ BeLonG To website: https://www.BeLonG To.org/ BeLonG To social media: https://twitter.com/BeLonG_To/; https://www.facebook.com/BeLonG Toyouthservices/; https://www.instagram.com/BeLonG Toyouthservices/ LGBT Ireland report: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/connecting-for-life/publications/lgbt-ireland-report.html

Season 2 Episode 2: Peer Mentoring and The 3Set Project students, student, volunteers, mentors, people, support, package, groups, first year students, project, hear, advisory group, meeting, important, resources, peer, institutes, work, transition, peer support program

Useful links: List of counselling services available through PCHEI: https://www.pchei.ie/index.php/students1/student-counselling USI Mental Health Website: https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/ USI Mental Health Social Media: https://twitter.com/MentalHealthUSI Sources of Help & Support for your mental health: https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/i-need-help/help-in-a-mental-health-emergency/ National Office for Suicide Prevention: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/ This transcript was automatically generated and lightly edited for context. Any transcript errors should be notified to mentalhealth@usi.ie SUMMARY KEYWORDS students, mental health, usi, student, absolutely, support, people, services, reaching, likes, welfare, substances, conversation, welfare officer, su, piece, terms, mental health difficulties, sleep, speak SPEAKERS Sarah Hughes, Somhairle Brennan

Union of Students in Ireland Vice President for Welfare and President-elect Clare Austick joins Sarah Hughes for a look at the work of USI in Mental Health and the COVID-19 -impeded 2020-2021 year, and talk about what made Clare seek to work in the field of student welfare and representation.

Scott Ahearne, college counsellor at TU Dublin, and a member of the executive committee of the Psychological Counsellers of Higher Education in Ireland talks with USI Mental Health Manager Sarah Hughes about college counselling services and what makes them right for so many students. A full transcript is available on the podcast webpage.

In this episode, student mental health issues relating to body image are discussed by Sarah Hughes, Robyn Barlow and Laura Walsh. A full transcript, show notes and useful mental health support links is available at https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/podcast. This podcast is produced by the Union of Students in Ireland. Notes on copyright including credits for the music used in the episode are available at https://mentalhealth.usi.ie/podcast No advice or support is given in this podcast. If you...