Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Amber Sheridan O'Callaghan:

For me, the biggest issue was the lack of mental health resources. In the Cork Life Centre, I did have access to counselling and guidance counsellors, but in mainstream school there were no counsellors or mental health supporters to help us through the leaving certificate and the period afterwards. These are essential to get us through it.