Online Support Options
My Mind Matters:
My Mind Matters is an online mental health and wellbeing portal provided free of charge for students in Ireland. You can access lots of information about issues relevant to students from stress and living away from home to sex/relationships and difficulties like depression and anxiety. You can also log in with your college username and password to access further support, such as Online Counselling and Ask a Counsellor.
Ways Forward:
Ways Forward is an interactive problem-solving tool that builds on your existing resources and skills to help you generate solutions to whatever difficulties you are currently experiencing. The programme takes about 20 minutes and guides you through a number of questions which will help you think about your situation in a constructive way. It can be used for issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship problems, work/study problems and many more. This service is free of charge and anonymous.
Please note Ways Forward will no longer be available after 1st March 2013.
Pro Youth:
ProYouth is an online programme which aims to promote healthy eating habits and prevent eating disorders in college students around Ireland. It provides various levels of support depending on your personal level of need - from risk assessment to weekly monitoring, online discussion boards and online counselling chats. This service is free of charge and anonymous.
Silver Cloud:
Silver Cloud is a computer based system used to deliver online programmes that target specific problems. The programmes are delivered online and aim to offer information and support for students experiencing problems. Students who use Silver Cloud are assigned a counsellor (from the Student Counselling Service) who ‘checks in’ online about once a week and gives extra help if needed. There are two programmes on offer to students of TCD. One is called ‘Mind Balance’ and targets symptoms of depression. The other is called ‘See My Self’ and targets concerns around body image and self-esteem.
E-PUB:
Want feedback on your alcohol use? E-pub in an interactive web-survey that allows TCD students to enter information about their drinking patterns and receive feedback about their use of alcohol. The assessment takes about 6-7 minutes to complete, is self-guided, and requires no face-to-face contact time with a counsellor.