08/05/2026
Victims and Survivors Commissioner Meets Health Minister to Discuss Funding and Support
The Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, Joe McVey, and his colleagues have met with Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to discuss the critical need for long-term funding and the preservation of support services for victims and survivors in Northern Ireland.
The meeting addressed the ongoing mental health and wellbeing requirements of individuals impacted by the Troubles/conflict. Key points of discussion included the necessity of accessible, trauma-informed care and the significant financial pressures currently facing community organisations that provide these frontline services.
Research conducted by the Commission continues to highlight the enduring and intergenerational effects of Troubles-related trauma, which the Commissioner argues reinforces the requirement for sustained, reliable support.
Those interested in the Commission's detailed findings on these issues can access the following research reports:
• Conflict, Trauma and Mental Health Research Report
• 'It Didn't End in 1998' Research Report (Peace IV Research on Intergenerational Impacts)
The meeting addressed the ongoing mental health and wellbeing requirements of individuals impacted by the Troubles/conflict. Key points of discussion included the necessity of accessible, trauma-informed care and the significant financial pressures currently facing community organisations that provide these frontline services.
Those interested in the Commission's detailed findings on these issues can access the following research reports:
• Conflict, Trauma and Mental Health Research Report
• 'It Didn't End in 1998' Research Report (Peace IV Research on Intergenerational Impacts)
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