Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Gary Honer:

It is a programme to arm teachers and youth workers with the skill set to identify and talk to young people about mental health problems they are having and to de-escalate issues as they arise. It aids them in terms of de-escalating a situation; pointing them in the right direction; getting them on the road to recovery and making them well. As is said often, it is okay not to be okay. That is what it is about, as well as arming staff with the skill set to be able to de-escalate the-----