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
Mr. Ryan Sharpe:
We do not have a programme in my school but I think that the academic side is the only thing that separates the years. I know Ms O'Leary who is a year below me in school and I know most if not all of the third-year students. The Cork Life Centre is a lot more personal than mainstream schools because we all know each other. We are all there for the same reasons and we all want to support each other. Mainstream schools would benefit from a programme that increases empathy to understand where people are coming from.