By Áine Kenny The NUI Galway Student Counselling Service delivered counselling to 1,427 students in the academic year of 2017/18, according to their annual report. This was an increase of 58 students, and a four percent increase on the previous year. 62 percent of clients were female, 37 percent were male and less than one percent were transgender or gender … [Read more...] about Majority of those attending student counselling are female and in the college of Arts
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Opinion: Give struggling college students the gift of counselling this Christmas
By Ellen O'Donoghue I’m a second year arts student. I love my friends, I love my course, and I love my life in Galway. I have been trying to be seen by the counsellors in NUI Galway since the start of this year. I don’t like to miss classes because I care about my results; I am way too high of an achiever. I have been suffering with depression for a few months now, after … [Read more...] about Opinion: Give struggling college students the gift of counselling this Christmas
The mental health of our nation’s children is faltering and they have nowhere to turn
By Fae McNamara Irish children are experiencing mental health issues just as much as adults. While this may be an unpleasant concept to accept, recent studies have shown that there is an increase in primary school children experiencing mental health issues, along with the recent surge in children aged four to ten turning to self - harm as an outlet for emotional … [Read more...] about The mental health of our nation’s children is faltering and they have nowhere to turn