Dublin City University flying the flag for positive mental health

Dublin City University is honoured to have been awarded the Amber Flag in recognition of the work students have been doing in promoting positive mental health.

The Amber Flag initiative, organised by Suicide Aware, aims to encourage schools, colleges, clubs, societies and organisations to promote a culture of positive mental health within the educational system and other organisations.

It acknowledges all of the individual work that is already going on in organisations where mental health is concerned and encourages further collaboration and integration among stakeholders to ultimately reduce stigma associated with mental health and improve support and help-seeking behaviour among young people.

In receiving the flag, the DCU Amber Flag working group was highly commended for its collaborative approach to promoting mental health and wellbeing within the university and for improving the quality of life for students with mental health problems by promoting recovery through awareness and education. The team was praised for its creativity in organising the inaugural ‘Mental Wellbeing Week’ and for its work in establishing a mental health society and hub.

A short video about ‘Mental Wellbeing Week 2014’ can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRV-W_GjvEg

Congratulations to the DCU Amber Flag project team and to everyone involved in this campaign.