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Issue 141 – Southern Area FYI – 6th February 2025

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Welcome to Issue 141 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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Image with text promoting FYI (For Your Information)

Download Issue 141

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The emotional wellbeing and good mental health of children and young people is always a top priority for relevant services and organisations. This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and next Tuesday, 11th February, is Safer Internet Day, so we are sharing information relevant to these areas which has been submitted by our contacts. Please share any of this which may be of use.

Thanks to all who provided information on upcoming training opportunities, events, parenting programmes, youth programmes, resources, funding opportunities and surveys for inclusion in this special edition of ‘FYI’.

 We hope that this issue is helpful to practitioners, parents & carers working across / living in the Southern Trust Area.

Please spread the word!

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

It’s Fibre February!

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Did you know?? A high fibre diet seems to reduce the risk of bowel cancer and other chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Most of us don’t eat enough. Find out some top tips from a Registered Dietitian on how to increase your intake.

Watch this short video on the Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel or click the link  https://youtu.be/XuJ2kxdoD-4?si=txeO2COYVwLPfJmY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow Cooking Tips

Using your slow cooker is a great way to cook healthy, low-cost meals this winter.  

This video has tips from our Dietitians on how to use your slow cooker: https://youtu.be/J5nQW9LSknQ

RCN NI Developing a Safeguarding First Culture hosted by the Sexual Health, and Children and Young People Networks

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Image with keyboard, lock and key. Includes text promoting RCN NI Sexual Health, and Children and Young People Networks with QR code

This webinar will examine a range of emerging online trends, themes and patterns of behaviour. It will consider how the context of a young person’s offline life and vulnerabilities can accelerate pathways to real harm in the virtual world. Critically, it will focus on the potential to use technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to educate, empower and protect entire communities. 

The webinar is open to members and non-members with an interest in children and safeguarding services

Scan QR code to register 

www.rcn.org.uk/northernireland

 

Issue 140 – Southern Area FYI – 23rd January 2025

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Welcome to Issue 140 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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Image with text promoting FYI (For Your Information)

Download Issue 140

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

As you may already be aware, Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 takes place from 3rd to 9th February and Safer Internet Day is on Tuesday 11th February. With these important campaigns in mind, we are calling for submissions relevant to these areas for the next edition of ‘FYI’ – See Page 3 for further details.

Thanks to all who submitted flyers on upcoming training opportunities, events, parenting programmes, youth programmes, resources, funding opportunities and surveys for inclusion in this issue.

Please continue to share these important details with us, so that we can further spread the word to practitioners, parents & carers working across / living in the Southern Trust Area!

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

Causeway Neurodiversity WHAT NEXT Fair

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Causeway Neurodiversity is holding a WHAT NEXT fair.  At Causeway Neurodiversity young people, adults and families are constantly asking what happens after school or what options are out there to support people through their adult years to include education, training, employment, and social and emotional support.  

We have 30 stalls to fill at Lodge Hotel and this will give you and your agency/ service the opportunity to let neurodivergent young people, adult and their families how you can support them in the future.  This event has been funded by the Policing Board as we recognise that those in Education and Employment or in services are less likely to get involved in criminality.  

 

Image with Causeway Neurodiversity logo and text promoting 'What next?' event on Friday 31st January

Image with Causeway Neurodiversity logo and text promoting ‘What next?’ event on Friday 31st January

The event is taking place on 

Date:       Friday 31st January 2025

Time:       11am- 1pm

Venue:      The Lodge Hotel, Coleraine