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UCC appoints Ireland’s first Professor of Public Mental Health

Chief Scientist at the National Suicide Research Foundation and World Health Organization Expert Advisor appointed to new UCC position.
Demand for public mental health and suicide prevention has been greater than ever due to Covid-19 pandemic, expert says.
University College Cork (UCC) has announced the appointment of Ireland’s first Professor of Public Mental Health, with Ella Arensman taking up the role with immediate effect.
Prof Arensman, who will continue in her current role as Chief Scientist at the National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF), will lead important and groundbreaking research on suicide and self-harm within UCC’s School of Public Health.