High expectations can have 'absolutely devastating' effect on third-level students

Demand for mental health support significantly increased as a direct result of the pandemic. Photo: Andrew Neel/Pexels

The huge pressure Irish young people tend to put on themselves can have an “absolutely devastating” effect on them mentally when they start college, an Oireachtas education committee has heard.

The committee met on Tuesday to continue its discussions on the future of funding third-level education, hearing from psychologists, counsellors, and mental health experts.