2022/23 Year in Review
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.
2021/2022 Year in Review
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 sesssions 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.
2020/2021 Year in Review
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
2019/2020 Year in Review
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
2018/2019 Year in Review
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.
2017/2018 Year in Review
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.
If you are at risk / suicidal please immediately contact either the crisis liaison mental health team at the University Hospital Limerick (061 301111) or your local hospital, or your GP immediately.