Mental Health Archives – The College View

Re-opening is Overwhelming

October 27, 2021

How the reopening of the country is exciting but overwhelming.

Ireland’s Mental Health Crisis has Escalated to an Emergency Due to the Impact of Covid-19

October 13, 2021

Covid-19 arrived on Irish soil in early March 2020 and we are still living with the long-term effects of the pandemic 19 months later.

Adjusting back to the ‘old normal’ might be easy for some, but not for all

September 29, 2021

While we craved all the hallmarks of our normal lives with its foreign holidays and weekend getaways for 18 months, now that we can gradually reintroduce those aspects to our lives, many will experience what has been termed as post-pandemic anxiety.

STAND Student Festival is returning to college campuses this week

September 24, 2021

The annual STAND student festival will be returning to 13 campuses this autumn, kicking off at University College Cork on the Monday and reaching DCU from the 25th of October to the 29th.

Empty houses, isolation and guilt: the reality for student nurses during Covid-19

April 13, 2021

Jamie Mc Carron speaks to the pandemic’s student nurses, struggling with troubling memories, isolation and a constant fear of infection.

Eating Disorders: “There’s no set definition of recovery”

March 24, 2021

At the end of 2019, the Coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise. Scientists worked long and hard over the past year to develop a sufficient vaccine, and they succeeded. But as the pandemic is slowly regressing due to the vaccination rollout programme taking place across the world, there are still other deadly illnesses that cannot be deterred by vaccination immunity.

Why you should swap resolutions to intentions in the New Year

January 27, 2021

2020 has been one hell of year. Really, it’s been hell.

So, it makes sense if you want to do what you can to make sure 2021 is better through achievable improvements – or resolutions – in your own life.

The powerful respite art can offer during lockdown

December 9, 2020

We’ve all had to find our coping mechanisms during the pandemic, especially over the last six weeks where we’ve all be stuck inside. And we’re not out of the woods yet, Level 3 can only give us so much freedom.

Dark days and dark minds – Gym owners protest closures under Level 5

November 11, 2020

With a 6-week lockdown in Ireland, gyms have shut to many owner’s and participant’s disapproval.

Direct Provision is causing “untold psychological harm” says open letter to the Taoiseach

April 4, 2020

Direct Provision is barely meeting the basic psychological needs of asylum seekers and needs to be replaced with a “more humane and ethical alternative” according to an open letter addressed to the Taoiseach and Minister of Children.

24/7 mental health text line launched by USI

November 27, 2019

A 24/7 mental health text line was launched by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) on Monday November 18th.

Happy little pills

December 12, 2018

problems aren’t miraculously solved when you tell someone how you’re feeling

The troubles of toxic masculinity

December 12, 2018

Irish society has become better at discussing mental health issues. However, men across the country are still suffering and are largely being ignored. Last year, men accounted for 79 per cent of suicide deaths last

Eoghan McDermott discusses mental health difficulties in The Hive

November 28, 2018

Eoghan McDermott gave a talk in the U last week where he discussed the issue of mental health and how it has impacted on his life and career.

Routine key to Herar’s positive approach

October 31, 2018

Once you’re there and get absorbed in training, you start feeling a lot better.

‘Top-ups’ given to deal with vacancy crisis in psychiatric nursing staff

October 31, 2018

‘Top-Ups’ were one of the Oireachtas Committee report’s recommendations on how to tackle the current vacancy crisis in the psychiatric nursing workforce.

Let’s talk: toxic friendships

October 31, 2018

Lorna Lawless discusses the effects of toxic friendships and why you need to remove them from your life.

Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive inspires hope

October 17, 2018

(He) hammers home the point that depression and anxiety do not pick and choose who to affect. Being rich or successful is not an immunity against mental health problems.

Six weeks a’waiting

October 17, 2018

DCU have been working over the summer with an external organisation who offer 24/7 telephone counselling and will offer counselling in different locations around the country.

BUDGET 2019: Health

October 9, 2018

Mental health funding will see the total funding increase to €1 billion, an increase of 9 per cent.

Shows like Bojack Horsemen depict the truth about depression

October 3, 2018

With shows depicting mental illness it can oftentimes be a double-edged sword of sorts, it seems that these shows either address the issue of mental health very successfully or miss the mark completely.

Emily’s story: How eating disorders can affect your life

March 21, 2018

Video by Mark Carroll and Gráinne Jones

There is more to contraception than the pill

March 21, 2018

When it comes to contraception, most girls opt for ‘the pill’ even though there are numerous other options out there. The question is are they being informed of the other contraceptives,or is there a tendency to just take the ‘easy’ option.

€7.6 million mental health fund aims to help over 8,000

March 21, 2018

The EU has funded €7.6 million in an effort to improve mental health support across the country, the HSE announced on March 9th.

Students reporting mental health problems rises by almost 50 per cent

February 21, 2018

The number of first year students with reported mental health conditions rose by 46 per cent in the last academic year, according to a new study. This increase is most likely linked to improved supports