5 million euro in mental health supports is being made available to third level students from today.
Higher Education Institutions can avail of the funding to engage mental health professionals including student councillors, assistant psychologists, nurses and GPs.
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris says the money will help develop robust supports:
"This €5 million will enable us to hire more staff across our universities to work in our mental health services. It will also help roll out national projects, including a 24/7 peer service and the establishment of a national office for the psychological counsellors in higher education in Ireland. So, this is a very significant and important investment in mental health for students and for third level".
