Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Youth Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. John Meehan:

I always say that those working in housing in local government usually see people at their lowest ebb, mentally and physically. These staff need to be trained. Our resource officers provide ASSIST and safeTALK. We have now guaranteed by 2020 that every Garda recruit will be trained in ASSIST and safeTALK. This involves working collaboratively and it took a fair bit of-----

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