Child Talks 2020 participants Emer Neville from Clonmel and India from Laghey with the Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon ahead of the broadcast of Child Talks 2020 last Friday.
INDIA Kennedy (17) from Laghey took to the virtual stage last Friday as a participant in the third annual Child Talks event.
Child Talks is an annual Ted Talks style event, organised by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children (OCO) that aims to elevate the voices of children and young people and provide a unique platform for them to share their stories and vision.
An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin T.D and the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon joined speakers from across Ireland aged 8 to 18 years as they took to the virtual stage to cover a range of topics including mental health, individuality at school, the environment, living with autism, homelessness, youth activism and cultural identity.
India’s talk for Child Talks 2020, which was broadcast on RTE News Now and can be watched back the OCO website https www. OCO.ie was on how she reacted when she saw the impact of Covid -19 on the mental health of young people. India developed a mental health manual by young people, for young people called How is your Head? A guide to staying afloat post COVID-19.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions Child Talks, which normally takes place as a live event, was moved entirely on-line. Each of the speakers and the hosts, under the guidance of the OCO Child Talks team, recorded their story from their own homes all over Ireland.
Child Talks 2020 can be watched back on www.oco.ie
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