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Musical Connections Event – 7 November 2025 – Belfast

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Live Music Now is holding a Musical Connections event in November as part of their ongoing work with Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools (SPiMS).  This event will explore the role of music education within autism resource bases across Northern Ireland.  You can read more about it HERE

Details:

Musical Connections: Nurturing Musical Cultures in Autism Resource Bases
Friday 7 November
1:00pm – 4:00pm
The MAC, Belfast (BT1 2NJ) 

Flyer for the “Live Music Now” Northern Ireland Networking Event, promoting inclusive music education for autistic children and young people. It highlights research collaboration, event goals, key speakers, and includes a QR code for registration.

Flyer for the “Live Music Now” Northern Ireland Networking Event, promoting inclusive music education for autistic children and young people. It highlights research collaboration, event goals, key speakers, and includes a QR code for registration.

Flyer for the “Live Music Now” Northern Ireland Networking Event, promoting inclusive music education for autistic children and young people. It highlights research collaboration, event goals, key speakers, and includes a QR code for registration.

 

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Attendance is free, and registration can be completed here: Register on Eventbrite

 

Issue 156 – Southern Area FYI – 16 October 2025

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Welcome to Issue 156 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Promotional graphic for the Southern Area Locality Planning Groups, of the Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP). The design features a blue banner with the group name, the CYPSP logo, and an illustration of hands holding a tablet displaying the ‘FYI – For Your Information’ logo. The issue number and date (Issue 156, 16th October 2025) appear in the bottom left corner. A set of icons on the right side represents communication tools, including email, phone, web, and verified contact

Download Issue 156

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

 

With the half-term breaking coming up, the next edition of ‘FYI’ will be circulated in three weeks’ time, on Thursday 6th November. (We’ll send out a reminder closer to the time!).

In the meantime, Monday 20th October sees the start of Parenting Week and so, in this edition, we have included a wide range of support and opportunities for parents & carers, and encourage as many people to avail of these resources as possible.

As always, keep sharing ‘FYI’ with your families and colleagues and feel free to send us any flyers or information to share with close to 600 contacts who regularly receive this newsletter.

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

Western Area FYI – Issue 23 – October 2025

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

Cover page of the ‘FYI’ (For Your Information) newsletter from the Western Health and Social Care Trust and CYPSP, dated October 2025, Issue 23. The newsletter includes sections on Family Support, Youth Support, Cost of Living, Neurodiversity, Infant Mental Health and Breastfeeding, Digital Safeguarding, Addiction, Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health, Training and Conferences, Western Sure Start Projects, Childcare Partnership, Family Support Hubs, Useful Links and Informative Media, and a CRIS Leaflet

Download Issue 23

(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

Free SafeTALK Training – Foyle & East Belfast (20 November 2025)

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Action Mental Health- OUR Generation team are delighted to be running two FREE community safeTALK training sessions on Wednesday, 20th November – one in Derry/Londonderry and the other in East Belfast.

A flyer for safeTALK suicide alertness training. The top left shows a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark and the word “SUICIDE.” Next to it, “safeTALK” is written in large black letters, with “suicide alertness for everyone” below. The right side features the Action Mental Health logo. The main message reads, “Join our FREE safeTALK training.” A yellow suicide prevention ribbon appears in the bottom right corner

 

 

This half-day training is open to anyone aged 18+ who works or volunteers with children, young people, or young adults in community or school settings.

safeTALK equips participants with the skills to:

  • Recognise signs of suicidal thoughts
  • Confidently start a conversation
  • Connect individuals at risk with appropriate support

 

Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged.

 

Connect North Library Drop in Sessions September & October 2025 (Northern HSC Trust Area)

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Promotional banner for Connect North, a community wellbeing initiative. The banner features the Connect North logo—a stylized tree with colorful leaves—and the Libraries NI logo. It includes the tagline ‘Your Pathway to Wellbeing’ and invites people to attend drop-in sessions. The message highlights that Connect North helps individuals access practical, social, and emotional support services within their community

 

A number of Connect North Library Drop in’s are being held across the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area in September and October.

This is an exciting opportunity that allows people to call into their local library to speak directly to a Connect North Link Worker for support with no appointment needed.

Check out the links below for drop in session dates and times: