Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Children's Experiences during COVID-19 Restrictions and Lockdowns: Engagement

Mr. Conor James:

I find that sometimes you have lots of different things but one is that some kids' mental health might not be tip top, they might have anxiety, anger or depression. Maybe a couple more normal counselling sessions and special child counselling would help. I know there are a few normal ones, but I do not know of much child counselling stuff. Maybe that could be done. Sometimes there are just as many children as adults who suffer from anxiety and from anger. After this pandemic, who knows how many people will suffer from anxiety? Loads and loads of people would suffer from anxiety after their relatives die or go to hospital and cannot come home, for example. More counselling would be good.