Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Joint Committee On Health
Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland
Mr. Rory Fitzgerald:
We conducted a trial with transition year students in a second-level school in Waterford. We spent a couple of weeks training the students as listeners and they rolled out the initiative within their school. They even printed tee-shirts and everything. Students could be trained to be mini-Samaritans or whatever so that they can help other people in their school who may be struggling. There is loads of stuff that could be done but time and resources are needed.
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