Limerick event to discuss pandemic’s impact on youth
A CONFERENCE in Limerick will discuss the impact of the pandemic on young people.
Organised by Limerick Youth Service (LYS), the conference titled ‘Youth and Covid-19: Response, Recovery and Resilience, will take place at Thomond Park, on Wednesday, March 29 from 9:30 to 4pm.
With LYS’ Be Well Youth Mental Health Advisory Panels, the conference will discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people, their resilience and its effect on their mental health and wellbeing.
Research Professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Emer Smyth, will be the guest speaker alongside young people from the respective Youth Advisory Panels who will share their experience.
Throughout the day, delegates will have the opportunity to participate in the following workshops: ‘Covid-19 and Substance Use’ with the Community Substance Misuse Team, ‘Body Image and Eating Disorders’ with Fierna Kennedy, and ‘Sexual Violence, Adolescence and Responding to Disclosure’ with Dr. Michelle Walsh from Rape Crisis Centre.
The conference will also feature the featuring workshop: ‘Interactive Consultation: Youth Voices’ with LYS’ Youth Advisory Panels.
Each year, Limerick Youth Service (LYS) engages with over 4,500 young people, and provides them with a diverse range of youth work, education, training, employability, as well as volunteering opportunities.
Limerick Youth Service supports a number of youth work projects across Limerick city and county.