Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion

Ms Molly Hynes:

There is an unjust war being waged on the people of Ukraine as we speak, and this week in the news we learned that a newborn baby was killed in a missile attack. However, society expects young people surrounded by this negativity to develop into well-rounded, positive adults. With the knock-on consequences of the war in Ukraine many young people are worried about how their parents and grandparents will heat their homes this winter. While previous generations may have shared some of these concerns they did not have access to the sensationalist reporting that we see each day.