The trust now hopes more children will come forward for help. But at the Cyber Caf , there is a reluctance about counselling. Psychiatrist Delia McGuinness, who specialises in children and adolescents, said they are not as resilient as people might think. She has seen children of all ages who are having difficulties at school, who cannot go back into the centre of Omagh, who have stopped going out with their friends and even some who have become depressed and withdrawn. Doctor McGuinness says the remedy for many children can be quite simple - just giving them a chance to talk about their experiences can relieve a lot of the symptoms.
Younger children have more difficulty expressing their distress.
In the Omagh Trauma Centre, the art room contains pictures drawn by young children. One little girl whose sibling was injured in the attack drew a picture of a small figure surrounded and obscured by a chaos of scribbles. She drew her house surrounded by a thick black line which the sun could not penetrate. David Bolton said young children rely on parents, teachers and other adults to recognise their distress and help them.