Wellbeing Resources

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Speakout‌

Speak Out is an online anonymous reporting tool available to all students and staff to disclose incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, discrimination, hate crime, coercive behaviour / control, stalking, assault, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape.  

The national approach in the Speak Out Campaign echoes the ongoing work at the University of Galway and will help achieve the much needed zero tolerance culture.  

Anyone with concerns or complaints about inappropriate behaviour is encouraged to use the online tool. The Speak Out tool will help you to find information and contact details of relevant University of Galway supports and specialist external supports. 

The information you provide using this tool is valuable as the data collated will help inform initiatives aimed at addressing bullying, harassment and ending sexual violence and harassment at the University of Galway. It is important to remember that as the Speak Out reporting tool is completely anonymous, there is no way of identifying or contacting any member of the university community who uses the tool. 

At the University of Galway, we encourage anyone who has experienced discriminatory or abusive behaviour to make a formal report. Should you wish to report an incident formally please visit the Staff Harassment and Sexual Harassment Policy

Access the Speak Out tool here: https://unigalway.speakout.ie/ 

We hope you find all the information you are looking for, but if you would like more information or guidance on the supports available in incidences of sexual violence and harassment, please email sinead.wynne@universityofgalway.ie in confidence. 

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Employee Assistance Service

The EAS is a free and confidential professional counselling and information service that provides support to NUI Galway employees, their partners and dependents over the age of 18 and residing at the family home to resolve personal and work-related concerns. EAS is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Your Mental Health.ie

Your Mental Health.ie has many resources listed for various scenarios including the following:

• Mental Health Issues
• Coping with Difficult Situations
• Looking after your mental health

Bereavement and Grief Resources

See below resources from the Irish Hospice Foundation

1. IHF Bereavement Support Line Information – Trained volunteers from 10am to 1pm Monday to Friday. Please let all staff/service users/members know that if they need support or a listening ear, they are free to call this line on 1800 80 70 77. The volunteers have both lived experience and training to support people who are bereaved or people working with those who are bereaved. They can also provide detailed information for what resources and supports are available in each catchment area, should someone wish to access community or local supports

2. Loss and the Grieving Process Ten-minute eLearning Module – this a starting point for people to understand the grieving process which can be both informative and healing for people who have experienced grief and loss. This module is free so you could share with your members /staff

3. Grief in the Workplace Hub where you will find information, resources and eLearning all in one place.

4. Here is the Grief in the Workplace Information Leaflet  on supporting a bereaved colleague, it has useful tips and could be worth sharing with staff or hanging on the staff room noticeboard. It shows employees that you are acknowledging their grief and recognise there is a workplace responsibility to support people. Here is a link to all leaflets we have which you can order for your organisation https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/bereavement-loss-hub/bereavement-support/bereavement-support-leaflets/

5. Here is all our eLearning Courses that we have available

6. Here are some lovely projects and videos that we funded for people to express their grief or loss in a creative way and tell their story. You may find these a good talking point for your members or staff and it can help open up the conversation around grief

7. Here is the Responding to Suicide Guide for Employers and this is a very detailed guide on what to do when suicide occurs in a workplace/when a staff member is bereaved by suicide, in terms of practical advice on supporting employees and the family of the bereaved employee and also, some guidance on the emotional support that workplaces can provide. It is informed by lived experience of people who have lost someone through suicide and workplaces who have had to deal with this extremely sad and traumatic situation. We hope that you never have to deal with this but we do send this to workplaces so they can be prepared in case such a crisis occurs.

Mental Health Apps

There are a number of mental health and meditation apps to assist with your mental wellbeing. Some of these that we recommend are: 

Headspace