Bereavement Counselling
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-16
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Duncan Smith (LAB), Dublin Fingal

Level 3 is where we find that people are unable to access the service, particularly young people. Phoneline support is not something that young children need. They might need group therapy or one-to-one therapy. Rainbows Ireland is a wonderful organisation that provides counselling and bereavement services and services for children whose parents have separated. It provides public and school-based services but it is not in every school. It is very difficult to get its public service for children in a school where it does not operate. There are gaps. If we are to focus on the emotional and social development of children who have lost a parent we need more one-to-one and group therapy services for them. We need services such as Rainbows Ireland to be more widespread.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-16