Banbridge Locality Planning group are holding a Lads and Dads Activity day to celebrate mental health and wellbeing on Saturday 16th September in Banbridge Leisure Centre from 12pm to 2pm. It will be a great opportunity to try new activities and find out what is available for boys, lads and men in the Banbridge Area.
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Resilience Training for Early Years Practitioners
RESILIENCE is the award winning film that is helping the world wake up to the far reaching impact of childhood trauma on children, communities and society.
Emotional well-being in young children is a fundamental priority for early years’ services. The role of practitioners in supporting emotional development cannot be understated.
Join us for a one day seminar for early years’ practitioners. The seminar will explore the importance of early attachment and addresses the importance of secure attachment relationships in building a foundation for resilience. It will also address how relationships, trauma and adverse childhood experiences impact on brain development and physical, social and emotional health. The seminar will include a screening of the award winning RESILIENCE documentary film.
Five training sessions have been arranged for October 2017. For further information and dates please click here
How to register:
If you would like to attend one of the resilience training sessions please visit the Child Care Partnerships website http://childcarepartnerships.hscni.net/training-quality/
Add-NI ‘AD/HD One in Every Classroom’ Conference
ADD-NI will host two information sessions on Thursday 12 October 2017 to raise awareness of the complexities of AD/HD in the classroom environment.
Guest speakers will include:
Fintan J. O’Regan, Behaviour and SEN Consultant
and
Dr. Mark Rodgers, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Click here to read more and find out how to register for this event
Back to School support for families in Downpatrick
The CYPSP Down Locality Planning Group coordinated the initiative over five months by encouraging families in the area to donate school uniforms that were still in good condition such as school blazers, shirts, ties, trousers and PE items.
Four local primary schools, five post primary schools and two community centres supported this initiative in Downpatrick over recent months. These items were then available for no cost at the two fairs that were hosted locally.
Over 126 families attended the Back to School events in that were held locally in the Ballymote Community Centre on 27 July and Downpatrick Leisure Centre on 16 August 2017.
One parent at the event said, ‘This has been one of the most helpful events I have ever attended, please run this every year!”
Click here to download the press release from this event
AIMH 5th Conference and Annual General Meeting
Raising awareness and building an understanding of resilience in babies, children, families and practitioners
Wednesday 27th September 2017, 10.00am – 4.45pm Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast BT1 5GS
This conference has been organised in collaboration with Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, Belfast City Council and the Public Health Agency.
The conference is for anyone working in the field of family support, suicide prevention, mental health promotion, working in communities, policy makers, social workers and practitioners.