The Munster Technological University has been awarded €287,427 as part of a €5million mental health supports package for students.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, said it is an important investment in the wellbeing and support of students across the country.
“We know this generation are facing mental health challenges like no other. The pressure our young people are facing requires important interventions at the right stage of their lives,” he said.
The funding will allow universities to recruit additional student counsellors, additional assistant psychologists in addition to the 77 hired last year.
“The funding this year will embed these services in our college campuses. Universities have the flexibility to use the funding to address the needs of their student population,” Minister Harris said.
“They can engage a range of other important staff in this domain, such as clinical case managers, heads of service, mental health officers, framework implementation managers, admin staff, mental health nurses or GPs,” he added.
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