Western Area FYI – Issue 22 – September 2025

Your FYI is a monthly round up of all things family support and early intervention / prevention across the Western trust and beyond.

Newsletter titled 'FYI – For Your Information' from the Western Health and Social Care Trust and CYPSP, dated September 2025, Issue 22. It lists contents including Family Support, Youth Support, Cost of Living, Neurodiversity, Infant Mental Health/Breastfeeding, Digital Safeguarding, Addiction, Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health, Training/Conferences, Western Sure Start Projects/Childcare Partnership/Family Support Hubs, Useful Links and Informative Media Links, and CRIS Leaflet

Newsletter titled ‘FYI – For Your Information’ from the Western Health and Social Care Trust and CYPSP, dated September 2025, Issue 22. It lists contents including Family Support, Youth Support, Cost of Living, Neurodiversity, Infant Mental Health/Breastfeeding, Digital Safeguarding, Addiction, Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health, Training/Conferences, Western Sure Start Projects/Childcare Partnership/Family Support Hubs, Useful Links and Informative Media Links, and CRIS Leaflet

Download Issue 22

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)

If you would like to contribute upcoming consultations, training, articles, or events that practitioners from the community, voluntary or statutory sectors within the Western Trust will find useful please contact:

Dr Priscilla Magee – Mobile  07880723076     priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net

Paul Sweeney – Mobile  07387259117     paul.sweeney@westerntrust.hscni.net

In Safe Hands Campaign – NSPCC/Helpline & Childline

In Safe Hands campaign new posters to highlight British Sign Language (BSL) access:

NSPCC helpline poster featuring British Sign Language (BSL) signs for "help" at the top. Below, the text reads "Need help?" with a search bar showing "Search NSPCC Helpline." The bottom section offers advice for those worried about a child, available in English and BSL. Contact options include downloading the SignVideo app, scanning a QR code, visiting nspcc.org.uk/helpline, or emailing help@nspcc.org.uk

NSPCC helpline poster featuring British Sign Language (BSL) signs for “help” at the top. Below, the text reads “Need help?” with a search bar showing “Search NSPCC Helpline.” The bottom section offers advice for those worried about a child, available in English and BSL. Contact options include downloading the SignVideo app, scanning a QR code, visiting nspcc.org.uk/helpline, or emailing help@nspcc.org.uk

Download poster

 

 

Promotional poster for Childline Deaf Zone. The top features the text "NEED HELP?" with two illustrations of British Sign Language (BSL) signs. Below is a search bar labeled "Childline Deaf Zone." The poster explains how deaf individuals can get support, including contacting Childline via the SignVideo app or visiting childline.org.uk/deaf-zone. A QR code is included for quick access. The Childline logo and tagline "ONLINE, ON THE PHONE, ANYTIME" appear at the bottom.

Promotional poster for Childline Deaf Zone. The top features the text “NEED HELP?” with two illustrations of British Sign Language (BSL) signs. Below is a search bar labeled “Childline Deaf Zone.” The poster explains how deaf individuals can get support, including contacting Childline via the SignVideo app or visiting childline.org.uk/deaf-zone. A QR code is included for quick access. The Childline logo and tagline “ONLINE, ON THE PHONE, ANYTIME” appear at the bottom.

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Mental Health Strategy – Early Intervention and Prevention – Service Directory

In support of actions 1 and 2 of the Mental Health Strategy and Mental Health early intervention and prevention, the Public Health Agency are encouraging all stakeholders to contribute to the new Minding Your Head webpage service directory.

You are invited to add mental health and emotional wellbeing services (outlined in the ‘service type’ section of the guide) your organisation provides in your local community.

Please also engage with all organisations that you commission to encourage them to add their services, and share this opportunity for inclusion in the service directory with your partnerships and networks.

Please make separate submissions for each service. The purpose of submitting individual services offered by your organisation is to benefit the individual searching the directory to understand the specific support options available to them.

Adding your service

Please follow the instructions below and the attached guide to add each service to the directory.

The attached guide outlines the following:

  1. Eligibility criteria
  2. Exclusion criteria
  3. Service type
  4. Public Health Agency quality standards  
  5. Information accuracy and completeness
  6. Information required
  7. Content guidelines
  8. Verification and updates
  9. Consent

Setting up your Minding Your Head account

  • Your username is the email address used to receive this correspondence.
  • Using this email address please follow this link [Reset your password | Minding Your Head] to generate a temporary password. You will then be able to set a new password and update your organisation’s contact details and add information for all your organisations services.
  • Remember to make separate submissions for each service.

Adding service submission details

  • Refer to the attached guide for details.
  • If you wish to add email information to your submission form please do not use personalised email addresses such as ‘joe.bloggs@’, instead use generic email addresses such as ‘info@’.

If you would like to remove your service from the Minding Your Head website and contact list, please respond ‘opt out’ to this email.  

Email any queries to myh@hscni.net  

Self-Care Programme Scorecard

The Southern Area Locality Planning Team hosted a Self Care Programme for the members of our 6 Locality Planning Groups funded by the PHA though their CLEAR Project.  This programme took place from November 2024-February 2025 and included 4 facilitated sessions by Inspire Wellbeing.

Image with purple, blue and white background and organisations logo's. Text - Making life better through short term funding programme

Image with purple, blue and white background and organisations logo’s. Text – Making life better through short term funding programme 

This is the Scorecard Report to reflect the impact of the programme on its participants.

Feel Good Armagh Community Networking Event 2025 Scorecard

On Saturday 7th June 2025, the Feel Good Armagh Community Networking Event was held on The Mall in Armagh.

This free event was organised to help all ages of the communities in Armagh to find out what support and opportunities were available on their doorstep.

43 services and organisations held information stands to inform the public (and each other) of what they provide, and activities were held for children.

Image with white, blue and red background and 3 pictures showing young people. Text promoting Feel Good Armagh - Community Networking Event

Image with white, blue and red background and 3 pictures showing young people. Text promoting Feel Good Armagh – Community Networking Event

Download the Feel Good Armagh Community Networking Event Scorecard HERE to find out more about what we did, how well we did it and what changed as a result.