The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young People

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 6 October 2020.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 1:37, 6 October 2020

(Translated)

It's an issue of grave concern to me, in terms of the impact the pandemic and the restrictions are having on the well-being of young people—and people of all ages, for that matter. I hear anecdotal evidence from people working in medicine and related areas of an increase in suicide and self-harm. Will the Government as a matter of urgency gather and publish data on that so that we know what the situation is, and draw up a strategy on how to deal with issues of well-being, and provide clarity in terms of how they balance the need to deal with COVID with the need to ensure the well-being of people in considering which restrictions to introduce and which to lift, and so on?