TUS To Benefit From €5m Mental Health Support Package

The Technological University has been allocated nearly €300k from the overall investment.

A midlands university is set to benefit from a €5 million mental health support package being made available to third level students from today.

TUS Athlone, and the wider Technological University of the Shannon institution is receiving just under €300,000.

Higher Education Institutions across the country can avail of the funding to engage mental health professionals including student councillors, assistant psychologists, nurses and GPs. 

It brings to almost €21 million, the total amount allotted to provide such service since 2020.

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris says the money will help develop a robust support infrastructure:

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