Child sexual abuse mental health: NSPCC’s 1 in 20 figure
Around 1 in 20: NSPCC research on the child sexual abuse mental health impact NSPCC research finds around 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused. JustMental on what that figure means, and where survivors and concerned adults can turn. By Karl Bennett, JustMental Content note: this article discusses childhood sexual […]
107 a Day campaign: NI’s hidden 2024 mental health crisis
The 107 a Day campaign begins Five weeks of teasing. One number. A figure Northern Ireland’s mental health system would rather not name out loud. By Karl Bennett, JustMental The 107 a Day campaign is JustMental’s first dedicated public campaign. It begins with a single number that Northern Ireland’s official mental health conversation tends to […]
Tech companies social media ban: critical 2025 lesson
Tech companies’ social media ban warnings have begun arriving within 24 hours of the UK announcement. The wording is six months old. By the JustMental newsroom Yesterday Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the UK will become one of the strictest countries in the democratic world for children’s access to online platforms, a full ban […]
Under 16 social media ban: critics warn it won’t fix harm
Starmer’s under 16 social media ban is here, and the online safety community is divided. The UK has tonight become one of the strictest countries in the democratic world on children’s access to online platforms. In a press briefing at Downing Street this morning, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced what he described as a “full […]
Men’s Health Week 2026: 1 Vital Truth – One Health, Not Two | JustMental
Men’s Health Week 2026: One Health, Not Two & Why It’s Everyone’s Business Men’s Health Week 2026 runs from 15 to 21 June. It lands, as it always does, in the week leading up to Father’s Day, a deliberate nudge to think about the men in our lives and the health they so often put […]
Women’s Mental Health Clothing: New Women’s Collection | JustMentalWear
Women’s mental health clothing is coming to JustMentalWear, and we couldn’t be prouder to share it. Mental health doesn’t care who you are. It affects every one of us, every age, every background, every walk of life. That belief sits at the heart of everything JustMental does, and it’s why JustMentalWear exists: clothing made to […]
Settled. Not solved. Big Tech paid $27 million to a Kentucky school district. The platforms did not change.
The Big Tech mental health reckoning has just had its biggest test yet. A rural Kentucky school district has secured roughly $27 million in settlement payments from four of the world’s largest social media companies. The financial terms became public this week through a Reuters report based on a Kentucky open records request. The companies, […]
Wear It Green Day 2026: A Heartfelt Thank You to Everyone Who Showed Up | JustMental
Wear It Green Day 2026 is here, the midpoint of Mental Health Awareness Week. And JustMental’s community showed up. From Belfast kitchens to living rooms, from pubs to pavements, you wore green. This one is for you. Yesterday was national day of action. It is the fourth day of Mental Health Awareness Week, a day […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026: Awareness Is the Spark. Bold Action Is the Fire.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 runs 11 to 17 May. The theme, set by the Mental Health Foundation, is Action. At JustMental, we believe action must go further than awareness campaigns and green ribbons, and this week, we are going to prove it. Mental Health Awareness Week has been observed in the United Kingdom since […]
Ben Bennett named in Belfast Telegraph 30 under 30 for 2026
The Belfast Telegraph 30 under 30 for 2026 has been announced, and JustMentalco-founder Ben Bennett has been named in the cohort, six months after the launchof an independent mental health advocacy platform that refuses to call its work“wellness.” JustMental co-founder Ben Bennett has been named in the Belfast Telegraph’s 30 under 30 for 2026, the [&