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Ards & North Down and Down Fortnightly News – Edition 84, February 2025

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Welcome back to this New Year edition newsletter for Children and Young People’s Services and Families across the Down and Ards & North Down Locality Planning Groups, special focus on Children’s Mental Health Week & Neurodiversity.

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If you wish to advertise any upcoming programmes or activities or good news stories, please see the guidance on the back page.

Don’t forget to share with your contacts.

Noelle.Hollywood@setrust.hscni.net
Mobile number 07872422101

Western Area FYI – Issue 15 – February 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.

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(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 Specialist Gaming & Gambling Harm Awareness Session – Omagh – 3 March 2025

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If you are involved in sporting groups / youth groups within your local communities please join us to develop your understanding of gaming and gambling harms, enabling you to have conversations with the children and families you work with.

When: Monday 3 March 2025, 6.30pm-7.30pm

Where: Youth Sport Omagh, Killyclogher Road, BT79 7NZ 

Image with young girl on laptop with headphones. Includes text promoting free specialist gaming and gambling harm awareness session for clubs, professional or community groups working with children and young people in the Western Trust area.

Image with young girl on laptop with headphones. Includes text promoting free specialist gaming and gambling harm awareness session for clubs, professional or community groups working with children and young people in the Western Trust area.

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For further information or, to book your place please contact Priscilla Magee: Priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net

ASCERT Cup Stacking Challenge – Children’s Mental Health Week 2025

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Meet Laura Beacom – Inspiring Young Minds Through Sport Stacking: Watch this Short Video by Clicking Here

 

Take on the ASCERT Cup Stacking Challenge during Children’s Mental Health Week 2025! #ASCERTcupstack

 

Sign up for a chance to win a visit from Laura Beacom, European Cup Stacking Champion!*

 

Fundraise to support ASCERT’s vital work helping young people across Northern Ireland.

Email marketing@ascert.biz to sign up today!

 

*There will be 3 prize draws taking place to win a visit from European Sport Stacking Champion Laura Beacom.

Draw 1: Primary Schools raising over £500.

Draw 2: Post Primary Schools raising over £500.

Draw 3: Youth clubs and groups raising over £200.

Draws will take place on Monday 10th March 2025 and the winning schools and group will be notified by email.

Photo Credit: Peter Vieli

New Walking on Eggshells Programme – Southern Trust Area – January 2025

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New ‘Walking on Eggshells’ non violence resistance programme for parents/carers resident in the Southern Trust area who are experiencing child to parent violence.

This programme commences on Monday the 27th of January from 7:00 to 9:00 PM online for eight weeks.

Details in relation to how to make a referral/secure a place on the programme are on the attached flyer.

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Image of young girl screaming, promoting an upcoming parenting programme