The University of Coimbra has launched a free mobile app called UC reMind, integrated into its existing 'UC One' super-app, to support students' mental health. It provides mood tracking, intervention programs for common academic challenges, and information on how to access the university's internal psychological support services.
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Read today’s briefingThe University of Coimbra (UC) has launched the free UC reMind mobile app to support the mental health and psychological well-being of its students. The app, integrated into the university's 'UC One' platform, offers daily mood tracking, monthly challenges, self-help programs for common university issues, and direct access to information on psychological support services (SASUC) such as therapy groups and individual consultations.
The Coimbra Local Health Unit (ULS) has opened the public tender for the construction of a new maternity hospital, which will consolidate the city's two existing units. The project has a base price of 57.9 million euros, an execution timeline of three years, and a submission deadline for construction bids of 15 December.
The Ombudsman, Luísa Neto, has called for urgent solutions to the lack of specialized mental health support for people in institutional care, including children, youth in detention or protection systems, and inmates in overcrowded prisons. The report highlights that long-recommended specialized facilities, such as the 'Casa Amarela' unit, remain non-functional, and urges better coordination between the health and social security sectors.