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Western Area Autism Support Cafes

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We are inviting adults, parents and carers of children and young people, who have:

  • ·         an autism diagnosis
  • ·         are awaiting an assessment
  • ·         are displaying early indicators ( suggesting their child may be Neurodiverse),

to attend our Autism Support Cafés with local support groups, information stalls and short workshops.

Download the 2024/25 Autism Cafe Booklet

These events are in partnership with statutory services and community and voluntary organisations who can support families on their autism journey.

Our aim is to bring together adults, parents, carers and organisations, to provide support and information on services available. We are hoping that those who attend will help us shape our plans for future events across the WHSCT, provide feedback, ideas and suggestions. This input will be extremely valuable in the co-design of our future Café’s.

  •  Tea & Coffee provided
  • Booking is not required. 

Any further questions or if your organisation would like to host a stall please email ClaireA.Hamilton@westerntrust.hscni.net

Southern Area FYI Issue 130 – 8 Aug 24

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Welcome to Issue 130 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

It’s been longer than usual since our last edition and we have a lot of new opportunities, events, activities and support in this issue.  As always, have a look and pass on to whoever you think may avail of anything in here.

In our next edition, we will have a link to the evaluation report of ‘FYI’ over the last 2 years. We always review this resource and tweak according to feedback! If you have any comments, feedback or ideas, we would love to hear them.

 Until the next edition!

 Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

Southern Area FYI Feedback Survey Report Card

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The 2024 FYI Scorecard Report is part of the Southern Area Locality Planning Team’s ongoing monitoring and evaluation of our fortnightly e-bulletin, ‘FYI’.

It follows on from the same evaluation completed in June 2022 which can be accessed HERE.

‘FYI’ was introduced in January 2019 as an innovative new way of sharing information on the work of services and organisations aiming to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in the Southern Area.

With the aim of strengthening contacts, participation, engagements and connections in the area, Southern Area LPG member organisations, as well as the wider community, are invited to submit flyers, posters and announcements promoting relevant events, opportunities, programmes and initiatives. This information is collated and shared via a one-stop-shop style newsletter… ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

This fortnightly e-bulletin is circulated on alternate Thursday afternoons to all LPG members and contacts on our specific ‘FYI’ list, to the community, voluntary and statutory sectors as well as those who have signed up to receive ‘FYI’ (parents and caregivers). It is also widely promoted across various CYPSP and LPG member social media channels and e-mail circulars.

To sign up to receive ‘FYI’, or to find out more about our fortnightly newsletter, e-mail localityplanning@ci-ni.org.uk.

 

Southern Area FYI Issue 128

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Welcome to Issue 128 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download your copy here

In this edition, you will find more information on summer activities taking place across the Southern Trust Area, starting on page 4 (This follows on from our previous two editions, highlighting summer provision for children, young people and families. You can easily access these previous editions, Issues 126 & 127, by following the links on page 53.)

Did you know that if you click on the underlined purple writing on most slides, these will take you directly to the page or contact you are looking for?! Try it by clicking on any of the words or phrases below in our ‘Contents’ section.

The next issue of ‘FYI’ will be going out on Thursday 4th July and two further newsletter editions will follow over the summer. Further details will be included on circulation dates in Issue 129.

 In the meantime, stay connected!

Feel Good Armagh – New Services Resource

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On Saturday 15th June 2024 the Feel Good Armagh 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.  Over 50 services and organisations held information stands to inform the public (and each other) of what they provide, and activities were held for children along with historical walking tours of The Mall. Music and food were provided too!

A new resource was produced by the Planning Group of attending services on the day, and the resource was both printed and available digitally which is regularly updated.

Download  Resource Here

The event was funded by Ark and Triangle Housing, ABC Council and Children in Northern Ireland. The Planning Group consisted of member organisations from CYPSP’s Armagh Locality Planning Group (LPG) who were ABC Council, SHSCT, Barnardo’s PosAbility and Family Support Hub, ArKe Sure Start, Youth Action NI, React, Papyrus, West Armagh Consortium and Vibe.

For further detail, contact Darren Curtis, CYPSP Locality Development Officer at localityplanning@ci-ni.org.uk