USI Connecting Minds: Recent Episodes

Sarah Hughes USI

The podcast about mental health from the Union of Students in Ireland

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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.

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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/

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

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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

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Season 2 Episode 2: Peer Mentoring and The 3Set Project

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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