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USI and PleaseTalk launch Student Support card ahead of Suicide Awareness Day

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USI and PleaseTalk have launched the national student support card ahead of Suicide Awareness Day on Saturday the 10th September. There will be 20,000 student support cards distributed across Irish college campuses on Friday, the 9th September. According to the National Suicide Research Foundation Annual Report 2014 there were almost 11,126 cases involving 8,708 individuals presenting to […]

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Starting College

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Congratulations on getting into college and hope you are looking forward to the adventures that are before you. College is often one of the fondest memories for adults. While starting college can be exciting, it can also be quite daunting as there are a lot of firsts and lots of changes which can be over […]

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Know Anxiety Campaign

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Check out SpunOut’s new campaign on recognising, managing and minimising anxiety. SpunOut  recognise the importance of looking after our mental health, and how difficult that can sometimes be. We all lead busy and fast-paced lives and often our mental health is neglected until it becomes a major problem. One of the things that young people […]

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UCD Open your Mind Mental Health Festival

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Please Talk UCD are hosting an “Open Your Mind!” festival from the 29th February to the 2nd March! This is a chance for students to get involved in our mental health movement on campus, to gather more information about supports on campus, and to tackle the stigma! For a list of events click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/513667088812205/ […]

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Send Silence Packing

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Send Silence Packing 3ts (turn the tide of suicide), Pleasetalk.org and the Union of Students of Ireland launched their collective campaign ‘Send Silence Packing’ on Monday 22nd February at Trinity College Dublin.  The initiative includes a public display of 131 backpacks, representing the average number of college students who die by suicide in Ireland each […]

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Best Mental Health Society 2016

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Best Mental Health Society Award 2016   In conjunction with the Board of Irish College Societies (BICS) we are delighted to announce the Best Mental Health Society Award 2016. Higher education is more than coursework and lectures it has the potential to offer so much more to students and societies play a huge role. We all […]

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Chats for Change

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The ‘Chats for Change’ campaign in partnership with USI,  St Patrick’s Mental Health Services and Please Talk was launched on Monday the 9th November by DJ and Radio presenter Aidan Power and runs until the 13thNovember  urging third level students to talk about mental health while enjoying a cup of tea with someone.   Thousands of […]

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Upcoming Events in NUIG

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Please Talk Coffee Morning Chats & Laughs  Thursday 8th October 10:30am-12:00pm Hub Area Aras Na Mac leinn ( if anyone can assist that 1.5 hours it would be great ) Please Talk Candlelight Vigil Thursday 8th October 7:30pm – 8:30 pm Chapel Light Refreshments will be provided ( if anyone can assist that 1.5 hours it would be great )

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