Student Mental Health Seminar in GMIT

Farmers Journal

18 November 2015

[Photo by Aengus McMahon, Galway. No repro fee].

Student Mental Health Seminar in GMIT

Siobhéal Nic Eochaidh, Dublin Rose 2011, Amy Kelly, GMIT Students Union, Grace Mongey, Faces by Grace blog, Bressie, musician, and Kevin Russell, fitness guru, addressed a packed Student Mental Health Seminar in GMIT last Wednesday 11 November, organised by the GMIT Students’ Union. Mental Health is a huge issue with the student population around Ireland, with one in five experiencing a mental health problem.

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