Features
Happy little pills
problems aren’t miraculously solved when you tell someone how you’re feeling Read more…
Counselling
DCU News
DCU launch 24/7 counselling service to tackle waiting lists
[dropcap]An [/dropcap]additional €75,000 was allocated to the DCU Counselling Service budget to contribute to the establishment of a line for DCU students to contact 24/7, 365 days a year, said Director of Student Support and Read more…
Features
Six weeks a’waiting
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU 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.
Video
Signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships
Video by Leanne Hanafin
News
Students wait up to six weeks for one on one counselling
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t can take up to six weeks for students to access the one on one counselling services offered by DCU according to Podge Henry, Student Union VP for Welfare and Equality.
Features
Phoning your feelings in DCU
[dropcap]Just[/dropcap] a few weeks ago, DCU saw the establishment of an over the phone counselling service. An exclusive for DCU students, the helpline will operate for three hours, two nights a week – every Tuesday Read more…
DCU News
DCU Chaplain: Chaplaincy and counselling sometimes interchanges
DCU Chaplain Philip McKinley admits the role he holds has shifted in recent years for various reasons. Read more…
DCU News
Counselling service launches new student helpline
A new student support line was introduced on campus last Tuesday by the Counselling and Personal Development Service of DCU.
Political
Mental health spending to increase despite rumours
Mental Health spending is set to increase in 2017 by €24.7m, despite popular belief that spending is to be cut from the sector in the 2017 budget. Read more…
Health
Don’t blame yourself if your counsellor isn’t right for you
Counsellors have heard it all, they have been built up and trained, but no amount of books, training or even time working in the field can force two people to work well together in a small room in which one of them shares their deepest or saddest thoughts. Read more…