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UL students can avail of the following two online platforms, whether attending the UL Student Counselling and Wellbeing Service or not.
UL students can avail of the following two online platforms, whether attending the UL Student Counselling and Wellbeing Service or not.
FREE, Anonymous, 24/7 Peer Support
is a safe place where you can connect with others about what's going on in your life - big or small.
is:
- Completely free to use
- Anonymous, with no judgment or stigma
- Online and easy access with no waiting lists
- Monitored by mental health professionals 24/7
On you can:
- Share your experiences with others in the community
- Read others' stories and find comfort in knowing you're not alone
- Join a group based on a topic that's important to you
- Respond to others' posts with a kind word, phrase or advice
- Create art to express yourself because sometimes words aren't enough
- Read helpful articles, take wellbeing courses and self-assessments to feel better on your terms, in your own time
provides numerous courses which are available to all members at any time. You can join any course that suits your needs and you can take as many courses as you like. Within each course, there are a variety of tools available which help you get the most out of each course. Below are a list of the courses available:
is an online and anonymous reporting platform for incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, discrimination, hate crime, coercive behaviour/control, stalking, assault, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape.
Speak Out will help you to find relevant supports and highlight formal reporting procedures, should you wish to use them.
Who is it for?
Speak Out can be used by students, staff and visitors to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.
Who runs it?
The project is led by the Psychological Counsellors in Higher Education Ireland (PCHEI), and funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
Why do we need it?
The 2019 Framework for Consent in Higher Education Institutions: Safe, Respectful, Supportive and Positive – Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions outlined the need for data to be collected on the incidence rates of sexual harassment and violence across our higher education sector.
What happens to the data?
The data collected through this tool will be used to inform policy and targeted educational initiatives. It is the goal of PCHEI to provide a trauma-informed tool which will provide users with support services relevant to their experience.
This project, which has been supported by the HEA Centre of Excellence for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, is a ground-breaking initiative which is underpinned by an ethos of cross-institutional collaboration in response to such incidences within higher education institutions and one that the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is proud to be part of.
It is important to remember that Speak Out is completely anonymous, we have no way to identify or make contact with you or any member of the college community.
More information
At UL, we continue to provide a safe environment for all our students and staff, while also putting supports in place to encourage victims of any kind of discriminatory or abusive behavior to make an official report.
The national approach in the echoes the ongoing work ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and will help achieve the much-needed zero-tolerance culture.
Anyone with concerns or complaints about inappropriate behaviour in UL should use the online tool and know that there are many support structures in place for anyone who is seeking assistance: from our UL Student Life officers, Chaplaincy Office, and counselling and health services to course leaders, dedicated HR staff and peers.
If you are at risk / suicidal please immediately contact either the crisis liaison mental health team at the University Hospital Limerick (061 301111) or your local hospital, or your GP immediately.