Logan: Tackle bullying as wider public health issue

Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan called on the Government to get the Departments of Health and Education to join forces to tackle bullying as a public health issue.

“I would like to see the two departments working together, rather than one, confined to the sphere of education,” she said.

She made her comments, in Limerick at the launch of a report on bullying in schools which involved over 300 children aged 10 to 17 from various parts of the country. The children and young people met in group sessions and shared their views on how to prevent as well as tackle bullying.