Category Archives: Newsletters

Drugs and Alcohol NI

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The Public Health Agency continues to commission a range of drug and alcohol intervention and prevention services across Northern Ireland. These services offer;

  • Drug and alcohol awareness and service information sessions for organisations/networks
  • Targeted life skills programmes for children and young people aged 11-25 years at risk of or experiencing substance use issues
  • Youth Engagement Services for children and young people aged 11-25 years. Young people attending the YES can receive information, advice and support on a range of issues including:
  • Mental health and Emotional wellbeing Issues: Depression, Low Self-Esteem, Self-harm, Family Problems, Educational (School) Problems;
  • Wider Personal and Health Issues: Drugs and Alcohol (including tobacco), Relationships, Sexual Health, Healthy Eating;
  • Social Welfare Issues: Benefits, Housing, Debts, Employment; and,
  • Practical Issues: Further Education, Careers, Money Management, Independent Living Skills.

The service also acts as a supportive signposting and referral agency for children

and young people with additional support needs.

For more information visit Drugs and Alcohol | NI (drugsandalcoholni.info) or contact your local trust area connections team at Contact Us | Drugs and Alcohol (drugsandalcoholni.info).

Issue 95 – Southern Area FYI – 5 January 2023

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Welcome to the first 2023 edition of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information) – Issue 95.

 Download your copy here

We would like to wish you a Happy New Year and hope you had a good break over Christmas.

To help support all those working with children, young people and their families, we extend our invitation to all practitioners and volunteers to attend any of our LPG meetings across the Southern Trust Area and have included a calendar for all our LPG meeting dates in 2023 on Page 6.

To find out more about what we do, how to become involved and to access free resources, just scan our QR code on Page 55.

Welcome back! Stay connected!

Joanne Patterson & Darren Curtis, Locality Development Team, Southern Area

 

Down and Ards & North Down LPG Fortnightly News – Issue 59

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Welcome to the 59th edition of the fortnightly newsletter for Locality Planning Groups in Ards, North Down & Down.

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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).

In the run up to Christmas, we would like to share information on services promoting emotional, social and financial support for struggling families. Please share with your contacts.

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

Noelle.Hollywood@setrust.hscni.net

Southern Area FYI – Issue 94

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Welcome to the 94th edition of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download your copy here

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

As our last ‘FYI’ for 2022, we thank you for your support, readership and submissions of information throughout the year. It has been a very challenging year in many ways, however demonstrates the need to support everything and everyone working in our communities for the benefit of children, young people and families.

We extend our invitation to all practitioners and volunteers to attend any of our LPG meetings and have included a calendar for all our 6 LPG meeting dates in 2023 on Page 3.

If you would like to receive any of the flyers included as individual attachments (for forward sharing), please just e-mail localityplanning@ci-ni.org.uk and we will send that by return.

Wishing you a very restful festive period and best wishes for the new year!

Joanne Patterson & Darren Curtis, Locality Development Team, Southern Area

 

 

Down and Ards & North Down LPG Fortnightly News – Issue 58

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Welcome to the 58th edition of the fortnightly newsletter for Locality Planning Groups in Ards, North Down & Down.

Download Edition 58

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

In the run up to Christmas, we would like to share information on services promoting emotional, social and financial support for struggling families. Please share with your contacts.

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

Noelle.Hollywood@setrust.hscni.net