The largest-ever study on Ireland's youth mental health has been launched in UCD this morning. The college is teaming up with Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, to carry out a nationwide survey. Meanwhile, a separate survey by Zenflore revealed that an overwhelming majority of parents and students are stressed about being back at school and college. Ted Dinan, Professor of Psychiatry at UCC, says excessive stress can have a negative impact on people's mental health. "Even for students returning to college after a summer break, there is the added challenge of new classes, new friends and perhaps a new location."

Source: Evening echo September 05, 2018 09:56 UTC