Mental health difficulties can best be treated by understanding the experiences of those who have lived through them.
Dr Emma Farrell is a Senior Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Chartered Psychologist at University College Dublin. A founding member of Headstrong (now Jigsaw) The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, she was also a member of the National Taskforce for Youth Mental Health and was the recipient of Gaisce, The President's Award Gold Medal. She has written widely for The Irish Times and other print media.
