NeuroSoc NUI Galway in collaboration with NUI Galway Students’ Union created a Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Week which ran 12-15 March. The week was established to raise awareness, inform students, and provide a safe space to have honest conversations about alcohol, drugs, the relationship between them, and how to reduce the risks involved in consuming intoxicants. The week … [Read more...] about Drugs & Alcohol Awareness Week opens honest dialogue around drug and alcohol use
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Supporting our mental health and wellbeing
My name is Dervla Fahy and I am a Support Worker at Jigsaw Galway, and also a student of NUI Galway. Jigsaw Galway is a free, confidential and non-judgemental service which supports the mental health and well-being of young people (aged 15 - 25) in Galway City & County. One in three young people in Ireland experience mental health distress (My World Survey, 2012). We … [Read more...] about Supporting our mental health and wellbeing