Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Engagement with Strive

Ms Mary Nolan:

We do not have that sort of therapeutic intervention through Strive. Our programme is more along the lines of social, emotional and nurturing support, along with role modelling. We have expert by experience support involving young people who have already been through the programme and know the difficulties those children are facing. They can be role models and peer mentors for them. Speech and language therapy, however, comes under the authorities.