Date/Time
Date(s) - 18/11/2016 - 19/11/2016
All Day
Location
Maynooth University
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MU Mental Health Soc First Mental Health Conference for Third Level Students
MU Mental Health Society were so pleased to host our biggest event ever! We hostd Ireland’s first mental health training conference for third level students on Novemeber 18th and 19th.
Students from all across Ireland came to Maynooth to join us on Friday November 18th where we ran an incredible opening ceremony over a campfire and night of social bonding activities from 6pm. Then on Saturday November 19th we ran a full day training conference from 9am – 6:30pm.
We learnt about mental health from the experts, the signs to look out for and the resources available to you at 3rd level.
Topics covered at the training included:
Self Care
Activism and Campaigning for Mental Health
Mental Health from a College Perspective
safeTALK
Supporting Friends
Policy and Legislation around Mental Health
Opening dialogue around Mental Health
Managing Anxiety
Addiction
Bereavement
LGBT Mental Health
Getting the facts on schizophrenia
Invisible illnesses, epilepsy, diabetes etc
Activism 101
Campaigns and lobbying 101
Nighline and more
And many, many more