Call for urgent spend on children's mental health as report shows almost half of teenagers feel 'low'

Professor Saoirse Nic Gabhainn welcomed recent Government commitments to youth mental health but said: 'It is urgent now, there is a plan for it so let’s just hope that it is enough'. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins

There has been a call for urgent investment in children's mental health with almost half of teenagers now admitting they feel "low" every week or even more often.

The call has come from the author of a report which showed the number of children feeling "low" has increased since the situation was examined in 1998.