Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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I want to stay on the subject of young people to some extent. It may be unfair, but I have formed the impression that schools are somewhat wary of getting into the space of counselling or referring people for mental health treatment of any type because, quite rightly, many teachers feel that is not their area of expertise. In terms of services in schools and their interaction with Bodywhys' kind of service, what would Ms Downes like to see from schools in terms of flagging children they have concerns about or talking about this issue more in schools? How can schools bridge that gap between accessing services provided by Bodywhys or the HSE and what they are seeing on the ground?