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Self-Care Programme Scorecard

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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

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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.

Issue 152 – Southern Area FYI – 17th July 2025

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Welcome to Issue 152 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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Image with white background and green, blue & purple squares, including text promoting Southern Area Locality Planning Groups FYI (For Your Information)

Download Issue 152

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

This is one of 2 editions of ‘FYI’ which will circulate throughout the Summer. Our next edition is on Thursday 14th August, so please bear this in mind when sharing any of your flyers and information.

We hope you are enjoying your summer and get a chance to have a well-earned break (if you haven’t already!).

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

QUB Research Report and Launch Event – Screens, Safety and Social Media: What Young People in Northern Ireland Are Telling Us

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ARK, Northern Ireland’s Social Policy Hub, and the Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland would like to invite you to an event to discuss children’s and young people’s online experiences.

‘Screens, Safety and Social Media: What Young People in Northern Ireland Are Telling Us’ will take place on 8th September from 12.00-15.00 in the Canada Room at Queen’s University Belfast. Registration and Refreshments from 12.00 with the seminar starting at 12.30 sharp.

Children and young people spend increasing amounts of time on the internet and on social media platforms. The 2025 Young Life and Times (YLT) survey asked 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland about their experiences of using social media. How much time do young people spend on average on social media? What platforms do they use? What adverse experiences have they had and who were the perpetrators? How easy or difficult would they find it to seek help and support? All these findings are summarised in a report that will be published at this event.

Professor Michelle Butler, Professor of Criminology at Queen’s University, who has worked with ARK on this study, will present the key findings of the report. We will also hear from Peter Toogood, Deputy Secretary for the Social Care and Public Health Policy Group.

Places for the event are free, but advance registration is required – follow this link:  Screens, Safety and Social Media: What Young People in NI Are Telling Us Tickets, Mon 8 Sep 2025 at 12:00 | Eventbrite