Student Mental Health Services In Cork Are At Crisis Point
That's according to the Students Union at Cork Institute of Technology
They say Cork students face some of the longest wait times for mental health services in the country.
The union has written to every TD in Cork, a number of ministers, the President, The Taoiseach and Tánaiste to outline their concerns and to call for urgent additional funding for 3rd level mental health services.
Stephanie Kelly is the Vice President for Education at CIT students union.
She told RedFM News that students are suffering due to the backlog.
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