Annual Reports

692 students made contact via email or phone.

An additional 675 students attended drop-in.

274 individuals attended groups or workshops.

75.6% students were seen for counselling within 5 working days.

3843 appointments were offered.

88.7% appointments were attended, up nearly 3% from the previous year.

On average students attended for 5 sessions.

November and March were the busiest months.

56% females, 43% males, 1% other gender

74.5% of students were Irish, followed by American, Indian, Canadian, Polish, German, and French students.

33.4% were first years; 25.9% were 2nd years; 18.7% were 3rd years;

19.2% were 4th years; 2.8% were 5th years.

Arts, Humanities, and Social Science students and Science and Engineering students each accounted for 34% of students seen.

Key presenting issues were anxiety, low mood, academic concerns, relationships, and loss.

77% presented within the mild to severe range of psychological distress.

51% showed reliable improvement from attending counselling.

81% of the students were Irish

America, Canada, Germany, Britain, India, Algeria, and Poland were most represented other than Irish.

The Faculty of Arts,Humanities and Social Sciences was the most represented faculty at 34%.

35.6% of attendees were male
Almost three quarters of students were between the ages of 18 and 24 when registering with the service.

5,634 sessions offered
4,828 sessions attended

86% attendance rate was a decrease by 2% from last year

Students availed of an average of 86% of appointments offered were attended 3.9 sessions

3,469 Counselling sessions 1,248 Drop-in sessions

78% of students presented with mild to severe psychological distress

Of 728 valid pre & post measures, almost 50% of students suggested a reliable improvement as a result of treatment

March and November were the busiest months

61.5% presented with thoughts of leaving their course because of their problems
51.8% reported having no thoughts of leaving their course following treatment

Anxiety, Low Mood, Academic, and Relationship difficulties are the 4 most prevalent presenting concerns.

61% of attendees were female and 2% did not identify with a gender.
81.4% of students were between the ages of 17 and 25 when attending the service.

Irish, American, Indian, Canadian, Nigerian, Algerian, and German were the most represented nationalities

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences was the most represented faculty.

2,787 Counselling/ AP support sessions
821 drop-in sessions

March was the busiest month with 110 drop-in sessions and 504 treatment sessions

Students attended an average of 4 sessions

Anxiety, Low Mood, Academic and Relationship difficulties are the 4 most prevalent presenting concerns.

75% of students presented with Moderate - Severe psychological distress

53.7% of students reported with thoughts of leaving their course due to their problems

81% of the Students were Irish
61% of attendees were female
38% were male and 
1% identified as other

4,770 sessions offered
3,966 sessions attended

56% of students presented with moderate psychological distress

Of 545 valid pre & post measures, nearly 40% of students suggested a reliable improvement as a result of treatment

Psychological distress fell from moderate to mild for majority of students

Anxiety, Loss, Relationship, and Academic, difficulties were the 4 most prevalent presenting concerns

53% presented with thoughts of leaving their course because of their problems
64.3% reported having no thoughts of leaving their course following treatment

March and November were the busiest months

Almost three quarters of students were between the ages of 18 and 24 when registering with the service.

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences was the most represented faculty.

43% of attendees were male

Students from 41 different countries attended the service

Ireland, America, Canada, Germany, Britain, and India were most represented.

March and November were the busiest months

Consistent with the past 4 years, Anxiety, Low Mood, Academic and Relationship difficulties are the 4 most prevalent presenting concerns.

STUDENTS ATTENDED 4,462 SESSIONS

2,503 Counselling sessions
1,401 Drop-in sessions
427 AP CBT sessions
141 Assessment and once-off sessions

Students availed of an average of 4.15 sessions

Based on psychometric testing, 189 students were identified as being "at risk of suicide".

87.10% of students said counselling had an impact on improving their overall experience in University.

83% of students presented in mild to severe psychological distress

Almost three quarters of students said counselling helped them stay in university.

57% of attendees were female and 0.5% did not identify with a gender.

Almost three quarters of students were between the ages of 18 and 24 when attending the service.

A total of 29 nationalities presented to the service.

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences was the most represented faculty.

2,827 Counselling appointments
1,424 drop-in sessions
210 AP run Psycho-education sessions

Anxiety, Low Mood, Academic and Relationship difficulties are the 4 most prevalent presenting concerns.

These are consistent top concerns over the past 3 years.

Based on psychometric testing, 104 students were identified as being "at risk of suicide".

231 students were identified as being "at risk of exiting their course". Just 27 of these exited their course.