Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Joint Committee On Health
Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion
Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I want to address the digital divide for people accessing mental health services online. This includes those who need a level of digital literacy as well as access to the hardware required, such as computers or tablets and Internet access. What is being done on this? Are there supports for this digital divide? There is also the issue of access to text support. These can all be life-saving and life-changing supports for people. What considerations are being given to widening accessibility to virtual mental health services? The Minister of State has touched on this but it would be great to get a little bit more detail on it.
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