Welcome to Issue 115 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information)

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As the festive season is nearly upon us, we are very keen to receive notification on services and support available for children, young people and families in the Southern Area.  As you will see on the next slide, Action for Children are collating such information to support young carers across the Christmas period. If your service covers the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council Area, please read through the slide and send any relevant information to Action for Children ASAP.

 You will also see on page 4 a new updated CYPSP Cost of Living Resource, which gives a lot of support across Northern Ireland, with a section for our own geographic area too.

The final ‘FYI’ issue of 2023 will go out on Thursday 7^th December, so please send all relevant information for inclusion in good time.

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

Welcome to Issue 114 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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More new opportunities in this edition to get involved with a range of activities, events and consultations, as well as our usual abundance of information!

In our next edition, we will include a survey to all Locality Planning Group members regarding the format and dates of LPG meetings next year. We are always very keen to have high attendances at these meetings which include a lot of information sharing among local services and organisations in the Southern Trust Area.  There is a great chance to network and find out what is happening in your local area. If you have not attended any of these meetings before, but are interested in finding out more, please contact Darren at darren@ci-ni.org.uk.

As always, keep your flyers coming!

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

Welcome to Issue 113 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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This week is National Parenting Week, so we have started off this edition with key support and services to assist local families.  We have also included information relating to National Adoption Week, which again is this week.

You will find a lot of new opportunities throughout the edition, including a chance to learn more about, and contribute to, the new Emotional Health and Wellbeing Network’s Framework – See Page 23 for a brief description of this and avail of the opportunities to attend an online and face-to-face session to help shape this key piece of work. Emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people remains one of, if not, the most pertinent issue and priority for all of our Locality Planning Groups.

We hope you get something from this edition. Your feedback is welcome, as always!

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

Welcome to Issue 112 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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As we move into autumn, we will continue to promote advice and support services for families who are more adversely affected by the cost of living crisis.  Please make sure to share these with families with whom you work. We also welcome all information which may benefit children, young people and families, so please keep us informed of such services.

Views are being sought on the recommendations of the report of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Services in Northern Ireland, conducted by Professor Ray Jones. Responses are welcome from anyone with an interest in or views on the subject covered by this consultation, so please respond if relevant – See page 20 for further details.

 As usual, please submit any flyers or information to us by close of play on the Tuesday before ‘FYI’ is released.

 Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

Welcome to Issue 111 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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Many thanks to all those who have submitted flyers, links and information for another bumper edition.  Please keep sending any relevant information which is of benefit to children, young people and parents/caregivers in the Southern Area.

We also accept links to relevant reports and research papers so please feel free again to send through anything in this area.

 See you in 2 weeks’ time!

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)