Crosscare: Demand for Teen Counselling services too massive to cope with

THERE has been a dramatic increase in the number of troubled teenagers presented for counselling with self-harm problems, a support group warned yesterday.

Crosscare, a social support agency, has warned that the massive demand for its five teen counselling services across Dublin over the past year has resulted in a three to four month wait for support.

Mary Forrest, Clinical Director of Teen Counselling at Crosscare, said: “If a person is calling with a teenager with depression or self-harm (a four month wait) is too long.”