The head of the NIAO, Comptroller and Auditor General Kieran Donnelly, said: It is vital that our education system does all it can to address underachievement in order to improve the life chances of our young people and to ensure that our economy is wellequipped to compete in an increasingly global marketplace.
"The honest truth is that our public school and mental health systems are not well-equipped to address trauma in a way that is resonating with them, " Alvarez said.