Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services
Mr. Paul Longmore:
Absolutely. One of the messages we always talk about in Jigsaw is the importance of trusted adults in the life of young people. We see that communities and families can play a very important role in supporting young people's mental health. Maybe some adolescents might have been a bit sceptical about that but when they were trapped at home with their parents, they actually found that families bonded and came together, and that shared time together proved to be a supportive thing rather than a difficulty. There has been a range of experiences, without a doubt, and it is very hard to say there was only one experience for young people during the Covid restrictions.
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