{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69fb06d52a1dd3f1a878f3e2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘There is a Chronic Underfunding’ of Youth Mental Health Services, Says Social Justice Ireland - 06/05/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1778055747977-1611f1a1-9fee-4e27-bb32-d711c1efa2f6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Social Justice Ireland has published its latest national social monitor pointing to crises in youth housing and health along with challenges brought on by AI.</p><p><br></p><p>Susanne Rogers, Research and Policy Analyst for the social justice think tank said: “Ireland has structures that provide a strong foundation for the inclusion of young people in policymaking.</p><p><br></p><p>One area the publication highlighted included youth homelessness, which continues to rise in Ireland.</p><p><br></p><p>It found that this is driven by a combination of structural pressures such as financial instability, job precarity, rising housing costs, limited supply, and insufficient youth-specific housing.</p><p><br></p><p>Social Justice Ireland also pointed to the “chronic underfunding” of Ireland’s mental health services.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Research &amp; Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland, Susanne Rogers, to find out more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}