Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion
Ms Fiona Murphy:
Yes. The Senator mentioned the St. Clare's and St. Louise's unit. The Alders unit now, between CHI Connolly and CHI Tallaght, provides services for assessment and therapy for children who are involved. We also then have the Laurels clinic. The future role of CHI would be that we would be part of the Barnahus model and then that therapeutic intervention would occur at an earlier stage. There would, though, also be a piece where longer-term therapies would be provided by the CHI outside that model. I think that is what the Senator was referring to.