Mental Health Ireland’s Tony Leahy Bursary offers up to 50% funding for eligible students on this 1-year, part-time, Level 6 Certificate. This part-time course is designed for people involved in their communities who want to deepen their understanding of mental health, wellbeing, and recovery. Classes are online and there are two in-person workshops.

Priority is given to people with lived experience, family members, and supporters. Special category bursaries of up to 100% are available for members of the Traveller and Roma communities, international protection applicants/holders, those with Discretionary Leave to Remain, and people experiencing homelessness. (T&Cs apply)

Find out more → https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-cmhc/

Mental Health in the Community | University College Cork

In-line with national policy, the Programme recognises the importance of professional expertise and the lived experience; hence the programme was co-produced and is delivered by health professionals as well as people with personal experience of mental health problems and recovery. The uniqueness of the teaching environment facilitates the adult learner in the integration and application of ...www.ucc.ie

Fully-Funded part-time Certificate in Mental Health in the Community in Cork

Cork City Partnership, in collaboration with Adult Continuing Education (ACE), UCC, is offering a fully funded part-time Certificate in Mental Health in the Community. This programme explores what supports people in their personal recovery from mental health difficulties and looks at educational and community-based options for wellbeing and recovery. Participants will also examine key concepts in mental health, contemporary issues, and best practices in recovery-focused approaches. This course is fully funded by Cork City Partnership’s Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme.

Course Schedule:

• In-person classes: Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
• Online tutorials: Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
• Two full-day workshops will also be scheduled.

The course will commence on October 1st in Churchfield/Blackpool.

Eligibility Criteria:

Open to individuals aged 21+ who live in in Cork City Local Authority Boundary. Participants will be asked to demonstrate eligibility which may include:
People living in disadvantaged communities, people impacted by educational disadvantage, people living in jobless households or households where the primary source is low paid and/or precarious, people who are long term unemployed, International Protection Applicants, people with disabilities, heads of one-parent families, Travellers, Roma, people with a criminal history, refugees

To apply: 

Contact Kate Forster at KForster@partnershipcork.ie or 083 457 5426 for a Registration and Expression of Interest Form.

Closing date for receipt of forms is August 31st. Interviews will be held in early September.

This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.
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