Neither the present Government nor its predecessors has recognised the usefulness of youth work, which involves intervention to help children who leave school early and have domestic problems. They may have been bullied, suffer from depression and may even have suicidal tendencies. Children who feel isolated and marginalised need to be helped through the holistic approach of youth work. Such intervention can prevent many problems, such as solvent and drug abuse, suicide, non-violent and violent crime, mental illness and apathy among young people. These are matters which we will continue to debate in the House. Sometimes we may be angry with young people's attitudes, but many of them feel they are unable to participate in a society which provides them with no useful role. If youth workers are provided with the proper mechanisms, they can begin to make progress in this regard.