AQW 532/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 25/05/2022
Answered On Date: 13/06/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education whether the Healthy Happy Minds Therapeutic and Counselling Service will be made available to all schools on a permanent basis.

Answer:

Following conclusion of the Healthy Happy Minds Therapeutic and Counselling Service Pilot in June 2022, an independent evaluation of the pilot will commence in July 2022 and is expected to report by late Autumn 2022. Once received, this evaluation will inform future provision of therapeutic and counselling support at primary school level and at that stage consideration will be given to the funding position.