Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Mental Health Services: Discussion

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Sure, and thanks for that. We talk a lot about the need for early intervention. Dr. Keogh or Ms Coyle might be able to respond on this. Is anything happening, or are there proposals for any programmes, within schools to improve children's well-being and build their resilience in terms of responding to challenges that they meet, and particularly in disadvantaged areas, in order to protect their well-being and mental health, and specifically to assist them in withstanding difficulties that arise in their lives?

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