Introduction to Good Governance Toolkit – Youth Action Northern Ireland

You are warmly invited to attend an interactive launch event on Thursday 18th September 10.30-1.30pm in Belfast! The Good Governance toolkit is a useful resource for youth work staff, board members, and anyone involved with youth committees.

Some of the practical exercises in the toolkit  will  be showcased at the event, each can be adapted to help youth groups and charities support good governance through all their operations.

Please RSVP to helen@youthaction.org  by Tuesday 9th September with any dietary requirements

A flyer for an event titled 'Introduction to: Good Governance Toolkit' organized by YouthAction Northern Ireland. The workshop promotes good governance and purposeful leadership through practical activities.

A flyer for an event titled ‘Introduction to: Good Governance Toolkit’ organized by YouthAction Northern Ireland. The workshop promotes good governance and purposeful leadership through practical activities.

Mental Health Strategy Early Intervention & Prevention Newsletter

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Split image with two sections: Left side has a teal background with white text reading ‘EARLY INTERVENTION & PREVENTION ACTION PLAN UPDATE.’ Right side has a white background with blue and black text reading ‘Mental Health Strategy 2021–2031’ at the top, ‘#3’ on the left, and ‘Summer 2025’ on the right.

Welcome to this third newsletter to share information about the work underway to deliver on the Early Intervention & Prevention Action Plan which focuses on Actions 1 and 2 of the Mental Health Strategy

Mental Health EI&P Newsletter Summer Issue 

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.

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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.