Siobhán O'Neill (she/her)

@profsiobhanon

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Derry, Northern Ireland Joined July 2009

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Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) @profsiobhanon Oct 10, 2025

As I've repeatedly said, NI's Mental Health Strategy can't be implemented.

We have now agreed the priorities; workforce & crisis services,

but we need extra funding for these & there is no sign of the funding.

The Minister is committing to make the case to the Executive🔽

piece from the Foreword of the Mental Health Strategy Deliverability Review

Mental Health Champion for NI @MHC_NI Oct 10, 2025

MHC @profsiobhanon speaking to @bbcradioulster about the Deliverability Review of Mental Health Strategy.

The review highlights that due to the lack of available funding all the actions in the Strategy are now not possible.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) @profsiobhanon Jan 30

Full platform piece on why banning devices or social media will have little (no) impact on young people’s mental health & may make things worse:

mentalhealthchampion-ni.org.uk/news/blog-much…

www.mentalhealthchampion-ni.org.uk Blog: Much more is needed to protect wellbeing of our children than banning social media When debates about young people’s mental health turn to the role of screens and social media, it is vital to start with the evidence. Research consistently shows that the strongest influences on...

Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) @profsiobhanon Jan 22

Banning smartphones or social media will have little impact on young people’s mental health & carries negative unintended consequences

Unrestricted/unsupervised internet access is a v-bad idea, but poverty, inequality & lack of services is a bigger threat to their mental health
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Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) @profsiobhanon Jan 22

Banning smartphones or social media will have little impact on young people’s mental health & carries negative unintended consequences

Unrestricted/unsupervised internet access is a v-bad idea, but poverty, inequality & lack of services is a bigger threat to their mental health

Belfast Telegraph @BelTel Jan 22

Professor Siobhan O'Neill: Much more is needed to protect wellbeing of our children than banning social media 🖊️
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/commen…
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Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) @profsiobhanon Jan 8

Delighted to be involved in the new all-island Collaborative Mental Health Research Network led by @ProfMcGilloway

The Network will build capacity, & foster co-production/collaboration & translation of research into policy😀🙌

Thx @hrbireland & @MaryButlerTD for funding support

Maynooth University @MaynoothUni Jan 8

The first all-island mental health collaborative research network – CO-PRIME – has been set up to help combat mental ill health in a more coordinated way right across Ireland and will be headed up by MU's @CMHCR_maynooth Director, Prof Sinead McGilloway.

maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/mu…

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Siobhán O'Neill (she/her) @profsiobhanon Dec 21, 2025

Samaritans are here tonight & every night, to help you through your darkest hours.

📲 118 123 💚

@SamaritansNI
#SamaritansLongestNight

Teal square with stars & a yellow moon. Statement saying “I support Samaritans on the longest night”.