Lessons from Public Health S1 Ep2: The mental health legacy of The Troubles with Northern Ireland's Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhan O'Neill

In Ep 2 of our #PublicHealthMatters podcast we speak to Northern Ireland’s Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhan O’Neill, about the high rate of mental health issues in Northern Ireland, the mental health legacy of The Troubles, and some of the factors at play.

Siobhan is Professor of Mental Health Sciences at Ulster University and a leading expert on mental health and suicide prevention.

Professor O'Neill was appointed Northern Ireland’s first Mental Health Champion in September last year.

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