Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Youth Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Rachael Treanor:

Chatsafe is an app that is available in New Zealand and Australia and which was developed by young people and universities. It is an online tool for those who believe they need support because of suicidal ideation. The National Youth Council of Ireland made a recommendation that something similar be developed for young people in Ireland to complement the text line. The ISPCC phone service is great, but, as I said, young people are all online. If there was an app on which they could receive credible and informed evidence-based information in order that it would not just come from a Google search, it would close a gap.

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