Kilkenny students may benefit as SETU receives more than €400k mental health funding

South East Technological University receives more than €400k funding for mental health supports

placeholder image — South East Technological University receives more than €400k funding for mental health supports

The Government have announced that €5 million of funding will be invested into mental health support services for third-level students across the county.

€413,932 has been allocated to students attending South East Technological University (SETU), the third-level institution most popular with Kilkenny students, and will go towards improving mental health supports at its Carlow, Waterford and Wexford campuses.

Technological University Dublin (TUD) will receive the largest amount of funding with a total of €510,496 allocated, closely followed by Atlantic Technological University (ATU) with a total of €491,405 allocated.