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Western HSC Trust Autism Support Cafés 2025

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March 2025 saw the end of the Western Health and Social Care Trust (in colloboration with CYPSP) Autism Support Cafés for the financial year. Coordinated by the Health Improvement, Equality and Involvement Department in partnership with local councils and Community organisations, the cafes bring together statutory and community and voluntary sector services. These services offer support to adults, parents, carers and their families who have an Autism diagnosis, are awaiting assessment or are displaying early indicators that they may be Neurodivergent.

Our last café took place in Castlepark Leisure Centre, Lisnaskea to coincide with the beginning of Autism Acceptance week 2025. With over 20 services regularly attending the different cafes over the last year to provide information, support and signposting, the cafes have proven to be popular with some service users commenting;

“Services is great. Loads of information and staff was lovely” and “Great event, lots of variety of support available for families”

We want the cafes to be a place where adults, parents and carers can come and speak with different services which are all in one place in an informal way.

Image with text - picture of 2 people holding cup and saucer and write up about autism cafes which took place in 2024/25.

Image with text – picture of 2 people holding cup and saucer and write up about autism cafes which took place in 2024/25.

Images with text showcasing some highlights of the 2025 Autism Cafes

Images with text showcasing some highlights of the 2025 Autism Cafes

 

 

 

Children & Young People’s Resource Pack – Easter Edition

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The Easter Edition of the Children & Young People’s Resource Pack is OUT Now!

Packed full of activity ideas and recipes to help keep the kids entertained over the half term break, along with resources on disability, mental health, bereavement and more!

Picture with image promoting Resource Pack for Children & Young People Easter 2025 edition. Image includes outline of bunny head and ears along with colourful and patterned eggs

Picture with image promoting Resource Pack for Children & Young People Easter 2025 edition. Image includes outline of bunny head and ears along with colourful and patterned eggs

Download at: https://cypsp.hscni.net/download/426/cyp-resource-pack/45751/cyp-resource-pack-easter-2025.pdf 

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

Resources and activities are free and in the public domain.

Please share with contacts who you think would find it useful.

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

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Picture with text - promoting April as bowel cancer awareness month. Raising awareness that knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life. 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage

Picture with text – promoting April as bowel cancer awareness month. Raising awareness that knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life. 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage

Picture highlighting bowel cancer symptoms

Picture highlighting bowel cancer symptoms

 

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer UK

 

Did you know?? A high fibre diet can help to reduce the risk of bowel cancer and other chronic diseases like Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. 

Picture with text - picture shows fibre rich foods including baked beans, brown bread, oats, broccoli and spinach. Text - most if use don't eat enough fibre with quote from registered dietitian

Picture with text – picture shows fibre rich foods including baked beans, brown bread, oats, broccoli and spinach. Text – most if use don’t eat enough fibre with quote from registered dietitian

 

 

 

 

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

Watch this short video  https://youtu.be/XuJ2kxdoD-4?si=txeO2COYVwLPfJmY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eating a lot of red and processed meat also increases your risk of bowel cancer.

Picture with text - pciture of fork sausage, bacon, mince, burger, ham. Text - easting less red meat & processed meat can reduce your risk of bowel cancer

Picture with text – pciture of fork sausage, bacon, mince, burger, ham. Text – easting less red meat & processed meat can reduce your risk of bowel cancer

 

 

If you eat more than 90g of red or processed meat a day, it’s recommended to reduce your intake to 70g or less a day.

You can do this by eating smaller portions of red and processed meat, eating these meats less often or swapping them for alternatives.

 

 

 

 

 

A wide range of free 30 min nutrition webinars for all life stages and healthy recipe videos are available.

Picture with text promoting Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel with healthy recipe videos and free nutrician webinar. Hand holding mobile phone, picture of slow cooker with food in it, bowl of soup , healthy fruit/snack platter, family eating.

Picture with text promoting Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel with healthy recipe videos and free nutrician webinar. Hand holding mobile phone, picture of slow cooker with food in it, bowl of soup , healthy fruit/snack platter, family eating.

 

 

Watch on YouTube at http://pha.site/public-health-dietitians-youtube   

 

 

Showcasing Parent Support Programmes in NI

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The National Children’s Bureau is delighted to invite you to an online showcase of some of the evidence-based parenting support programmes delivered across Northern Ireland.

You will hear from programme developers and practitioners from:

  • Incredible Years
  • Parents Plus
  • Solihull Parenting
  • Parenting Focus – Parenting Your Teen
  • Mellow Parenting

When: Monday 24th March, 9.30am – 12.30pm

Where: Online via Zoom

The event is primarily aimed at practitioners, commissioners, and policy makers with an interest in parenting support.

This event is being hosted by NCB, supported by the Public Health Agency and the Health and Social Care Trusts.

To register for this event please visit here.

Image and text – picture of a family and QR code along with text advertsing an upcoming online event showcasing parenting support programmes in NI

NEW Online Safety Training Needs Analysis – Children’s Workforce Survey

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Online Safety Training Needs Analysis – Children’s Workforce Survey launches on Safer Internet Day

Image amd text – Picture of handheld tablet device and QR code advertising online safety training needs analysis survey for children’s workforce

The National Children’s Bureau, commissioned by the SBNI, has today launched a training needs analysis survey for the children’s workforce as part of the NI Executive’s Online Safety Strategy Action Plan. Your input will help to understand the current experience of learning and development in online safety and identify future training and development needs.

 Access the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OnlineSafetyTrainingNA

We welcome responses from anyone in your organisation who works with and for children, young people and those who care for them. That could include frontline practitioners, managers, and senior leaders. There is no limit to responses from individual organisations and we are keen to hear from people in a variety of roles.

The survey closes on 11 March 2025.