Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care

Deficiencies in Mental Health Services: Discussion

1:30 pm

Dr. Niall Muldoon:

Again, raising awareness and increasing the ability to spot issues has got to be a good thing but it must be consistent. Organisations like the GAA are taking initiatives like mental health first aid courses. People are queuing up for them because coaches and managers are dealing with this issue. It is coming into everybody's life and they are very aware it. Many parents are eager to understand it. It is a good development but we need to ensure that we do not leave it just to the voluntary sector to help us-----