Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Youth Mental Health: Discussion
Mr. Jim Ryan:
The Jigsaw service is youth friendly and we want to stay away from HSE buildings, to be honest. The Essex Street service, for example, which is one of the Dublin city centre services, is based in premises belonging to Dublin City Council. It is bang in the heart of Temple Bar, where it is all happening. Young people are reluctant to attend services identified with the HSE but when it is Jigsaw, it has different connotations. We have looked at premises in Tipperary and Wicklow but have not found appropriate buildings.
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