Mental Health Champion says £600 energy payment should be made ahead of Christmas, warns ‘absolutely crucial’ issue is addressed
PublishedAny further delay to support will cause great distress, warns Mental Health Champion
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Mental Health Champion Statement on data from NISRA’s Review of Suicide Statistics 2015-2021
PublishedIt is important that we always acknowledge that the numbers are real people, with loving families and friends who are left devastated.
Removal of ESF funds has 'catastrophic implications' for people's mental health in NI, says Mental Health Champion
PublishedThe removal of European Social Fund early next year puts services that support thousands of people with mental health challenges at risk
Mental Health Champion backs calls for better maternal mental health services in NI
PublishedPostnatal depression is a significant mental-health problem in NI which about 70 mothers being admitted to mental health units annually
Raising awareness of suicide and bereavement services in Belfast
PublishedLaunching new resources to raise awareness of suicide prevention bereavement services across Belfast
Full implementation of the Mental Health Strategy would address waiting lists, says the Mental Health Champion
PublishedProfessor Siobhan O'Neill has said that full implementation of the Mental Health Strategy would help address the waits people are facing
World Stroke Day 2022
PublishedOn World Stroke Day. Mental Health Champion backs the call for better access to psychological support services for every stroke survivor
New report from the Royal College of Physicians is 'extremely worrying' says Mental Health Champion
PublishedNew report from the Royal College of Physicians, warned that the lack of a functioning government in NI is damaging patient care
Mental Health Champion speaks out about the impact the cost-of-living crisis has on mental health
PublishedSpeaking to William Crawley on BBC Ulster Talkback, Professor Siobhan O'Neill emphasises that mitigations must be enacted now
World Mental Health Day 2022
PublishedA catch up on what the Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhan O'Neill has been doing for World Mental Health Day.
Mental Health Champion welcomes the announcement of the new Regional Mental Health Service for NI
PublishedOn World Mental Health Day, Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the new Regional Mental Health Service in NI
Mental Health Champions speaks at the Autism and Mental Health Conference
PublishedMental Health Champion delighted to be invited to speak at The Autism Hive NI's Autism and Mental Health Conference
Mental Health Champion on cost of living crisis: ‘Know you’re not alone and make sure to ask for help’
PublishedMental Health Champion advises public ‘not to get overwhelmed’ in cost of living crisis
Professor Siobhan O’Neill calls on MLAs for urgent action to mitigate cost of living crisis
PublishedMental Health Champion writes to MLAs for urgent action to mitigate cost of living crisis and impact to mental health
Mental Health Champion meets the 3 Dads Walking
PublishedProfessor Siobhan O'Neill meets the 3 Dads Walking as they arrive at Stormont
Mental Health Champion Siobhan O'Neill calls for dual diagnoses services to tackle NI drugs crisis
PublishedDual diagnoses services should be implemented in Northern Ireland to help tackle the drug crisis, a leading mental health expert has said
Mental Health Champion warns that the cost of living crisis is also a suicidal crisis
PublishedThe cost of living crisis is causing a mental health crisis worse than that of the pandemic, NI's Mental Health Champion has warned
Mental Health Champion: Towards a new definition of excellence part 2
PublishedMental Health Champion: Towards a new definition of excellence part 2
Mental Health Champion urges politicians to increase funding to mental health now to stop the ‘firefighting’
PublishedSiobhan O'Neill sends newly elected MLAs a letter to highlight the urgent need to increase funding to mental health
Mental Health Champion: Towards a new definition of excellence
PublishedMental Health Champion: Towards a new definition of excellence