Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 January 2019
553. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when a national lead for youth mental health will be in place in line with recommendation 8 of the National Youth Mental Health Taskforce Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54099/18]
View answerThe Department of Health published the Youth Mental Health Task Force report in December 2017. The recommendations of the Taskforce have now been incorporated into the service plans of a number of lead agencies, many of which do not fall directly under the aegis of the Department. The implementation timeframes are outlined in the report itself, and there is an overall three year timeframe for completing all of the actions contained in the report. The HSE have established a working group to put into action the recommendations contained in the report where they are named as the lead agency. The group are in the process of defining the job specification for the post of national youth mental health lead.
