We need to teach our children how to be resilient
The number of students on heavy psychotropic drugs has quadrupled in the last five years. Alarm bells should be ringing, writes
IRELAND’S first study into college students’ mental health has revealed some very worrying trends. The study, carried out by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), has elucidated some figures that should serve as a serious warning to teachers, parents and policy makers. Our students, the study shows, are struggling with serious mental health conditions as they try to navigate third level education.
