Meta Fine for Child Harm: What the $567m Ruling Means
Meta fine for child harm: a $567m ruling, and what it means for the rest of us The Meta fine for child harm handed down in New Mexico this week is being called social media’s “Big Tobacco” moment, and it is worth understanding exactly what a court has now said out loud. On Thursday, a […]
Northern Ireland Mental Health Funding: Where Is Our Plan?
Northern Ireland mental health funding: England builds 159 centres, so where is ours? The gap in Northern Ireland mental health funding has never looked starker than it did this week. On 5 August, the British government announced the biggest redesign of mental health services in a generation, for England. A £343 million plan to open […]
Mother and Baby Unit: The 2029 Deadline Doubts, Revealed
Northern Ireland’s Mother and Baby Unit finally has a confirmed site. It has a costed budget and a government-set opening window. So when JustMentalTalk had the chance to ask two people close to the project whether it will actually open on time, we put the question to them directly. Neither gave back the Minister’s confidence. […]
Social Media Curfew Northern Ireland: Will It Protect Teens?
Social media curfew in Northern Ireland: why a switch-off setting won’t protect struggling teens The proposed social media curfew Northern Ireland’s older teens now face is part of a UK-wide plan to switch apps such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube off by default for 16 and 17-year-olds between midnight and 6am. It is a proposal […]
Jools Law: 1 Ruling That Could Transform Rights for Bereaved Families
Jools’ Law: a mother’s fight to see her son’s digital life could change everything for bereaved families A ruling at the High Court this week could matter to every parent who has ever suspected the online world played a part in their child’s death, and it sits at the heart of the campaign known as […]
Mental Health Crises Cost NI £45 Million a Year, We Know How to Cut It | JustMental
Mental Health Crises Cost Northern Ireland £45 Million a Year. We Know How to Cut It. So Why Isn’t It Happening? This is not wellness. This is war against stigma. On 24 June 2026, Northern Ireland’s Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhan O’Neill, launched a new report that does something rare in this space: it puts […]
Health Estate NI: 24% Empty or Underused | JustMental
Nearly a Quarter of NI’s Health Estate Sits Empty or Underused. So Why Are Patients Still in Corridors? This is not wellness. This is war against stigma. A report published by the Northern Ireland Audit Office on Thursday 2 July 2026, The Health Estate in Northern Ireland, has laid out the true state of the […]
Children’s Mental Health Northern Ireland: Why We Can’t Count Our Waiting Children │ JustMental
Children’s mental health Northern Ireland statistics have a gap at the centre of them: more than a year on, we still don’t know how long our own children are waiting for help. England Can Count Its Waiting Children. Northern Ireland Has Lost Sight of Ours. A new report from the Children’s Commissioner for England has […]
107 a Day campaign launches: critical NI mental health crisis
The 107 a Day campaign launches today One number Northern Ireland’s mental health policy debate has been leaving out. By Karl Bennett, JustMental The 107 a Day campaign is JustMental’s first dedicated public campaign. It launches today. It begins with a single number that Northern Ireland’s official mental health conversation tends to leave out. 107. […]
Northern Ireland psychiatry workforce crisis: 72% want out
Northern Ireland psychiatry workforce: built to break The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ new survey says 72% of the Northern Ireland psychiatry workforce are considering leaving. Multiple Health Ministers. Nineteen years. Five new training places. This crisis was not an accident. By Karl Bennett, JustMental The Northern Ireland psychiatry workforce is in collapse,