The meeting covered discussions on a range of issues including suicide levels among young people in Northern Ireland and the recent tragedies.
Both Ministers gave their commitment to providing all possible support to initiatives designed to tackle this issue. They said: “The greatest wealth that any community has is their young people and their wellbeing is our highest priority. In today’s society young people face a tremendous array of pressures in their daily lives, it is important that they are enabled and empowered to deal with their problems and are made aware of the services available to support them.
“This issue is one of the most important that we presently face and is a major priority for ourselves and will be raised with our Executive colleagues at the earliest opportunity.”
They also discussed the co-ordination and prioritisation of children and young people's issues across government and the Ministers expressed their wish to maintain a close working relationship with the Commissioner.
