Transition Year Programme

Our Transition Year (TY) Programme is a one-week mental health awareness placement, conducted by clinical staff from St Patrick’s Mental Health Services.

About the programme

About the programme

Applications for the TY programme 2026/27, will be opening in May 2026. To be notified when applications open, please complete this short form with your email address, we will contact you when applications open.

Every year, 110 students from across Ireland take part in the TY Programme. 

Students engage in different workshop and educational sessions focusing on various aspects of mental health. They also get to take part in a mock multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting. 

Each May, we mark the graduation of students who have completed the programme, hearing from special guest speakers, and giving out graduation certificates to each of the students, who leave the programme empowered to act as mental health ambassadors in both their schools and local communities. 

 

Discover more about our TY Programme

Discover more about our TY Programme

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See a student's experience of the programme

See a student's experience of the programme

This is a photograph of student Freya Feeney who took part in the TY Programme in 2020.

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