Ms Maureen Murray:

The question asked was whether we are doing enough. Absolutely we are not doing enough. We come back to the model of for all, for some and for few. For all students we need to increase their mental health literacy. We need to increase their understanding of relationships and what constitute good relationships and poor relationships. We need to develop their concept of self-care, and obviously we need to develop their sense of physical health as well. All of that needs to be done at a very primary level. However, even doing all of that, we will still need to refer students. There is no doubt that having counsellors or therapists on the ground in schools will prevent a huge number of more complex, more difficult and more tragic situations occurring in the later teens and early 20s.