Tony Bates

Dr Tony Bates is a clinical psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience. He is the Founding Director and CEO of Headstrong, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, which was established in 2007 to change how Ireland thinks about and supprts young people and their mental health. Prior to that, he was the Principal Clinical Psychologist at St James's Hospital, Dublin, and lectured on psychiatry and psychology in Trinity College, Dublin, and University College Dublin. He writes regular articles for the Irish Times on the issue of mental health and frequently appears on radio and television to discuss mental health, depression and suicide.