Waterford student is exemplary mental health ambassador

A Waterford secondary school student was one of 110 students who graduated recently from a programme aimed at Transition Year students in the area of mental health awareness.

For 14 years, St Patrick’s Mental Health Services has run a Transition Year programme, engaging over 100 students annually. 

Daniel Power, of Abbey Community College, in Ferrybank, Waterford, was among 110 students who graduated as mental health ambassadors during a recent, special online ceremony celebrating the 2024/2025 class. 

St Patrick’s Mental Health Services’ hybrid Transition Year programme offers students insight into mental healthcare through onsite and virtual sessions. 

Participants in the programme engaged with professionals, heard personal recovery stories and tackled mental health stigma. 

Over 1,300 students have graduated to-date, gaining tools for wellbeing and acting as ambassadors in their communities.