Western Standard - December 13, 2023


Deena Hinshaw's press briefing 'rituals'


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

76.44991

Word Count

87

Sentence Count

8


Summary

In this episode, Minister for Mental Health, Dr. Helenanne LaGrange and Minister for Education and Skills Dr. Niall Henshawes discuss the impact of the lockdown on children's mental health and the impact this has had on the past 18 months.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Good morning everyone and thank you for coming today and I will now turn the podium over
00:00:18.120 to Minister LaGrange.
00:00:30.000 Thank you Dr. Henshaw and good morning to everyone.
00:00:44.280 Thank you.
00:00:45.280 Good morning Dr. Henshaw.
00:00:47.080 You said in your comments that eight times more children were hospitalized for anxiety
00:00:53.760 disorders than for COVID during these past 18 months.
00:00:58.240 So this is the result of the lockdown, their health measures and how does this differ from
00:01:04.120 previous pre-COVID years?
00:01:06.120 Do you have any hard numbers on that?