A new resource has been issued by the Public Health Agency for young people, their parents and carers to support mental wellbeing. Contents include healthy lifestyle tips to support your wellbeing, practical ways to manage your thoughts and emotions and useful websites and apps.
Download Young Persons Mental Health Guide
In September 2019, the Department of Health published a new suicide prevention strategy for Northern Ireland known as Protect Life 2. The strategy includes specific actions which the PHA is responsible for delivering, and the agency is now undertaking a pre-consultation on these suicide prevention and post-vention services.
The PHA want to actively engage with stakeholders to support the development of future services by taking the views of services users and carers, local communities and providers into account.
There are a number of ways to get involved. You can participate in an engagement event or complete an online survey. This survey will be available for 8 weeks from 15th February 2021 until 11th April 2021.
Full details of the involvement process can be found here
Events are being held digitally using Zoom and each will last for approximately 2 hours
Events have been organised on a geographical basis with an additional evening session open to all areas.
Places are limited and booking is essential. To reserve a place, please complete the registration form below and return it to Engage.PL2@hscni.net
Details and dates of the events are outlined below. Please note that Zoom meeting details will be shared to the email address you have registered with prior to the event.
| Date | Time | Area |
| Thursday 25th February | 2 – 4pm | Western |
| Tuesday 2nd March | 10am – 12md | Southern |
| Friday 5th March | 10am – 12md | Belfast |
| Monday 8th March | 7 – 9pm | All areas |
| Thursday 11th March | 10am – 12md | Northern |
| Monday 22nd March | 10 – 12md | South Eastern |
To register, please complete the form below and return it to by email to Engage.PL2@hscni.net .
Please note that there are limited places.
Onside Project
The ONSIDE Project offers people who are 16+ and who have a disability, the opportunity to get more digitally and socially included. Participants receive a tablet device, and get 6/7 sessions of beginners group training on things like email, using zoom, online safety and accessing books and magazines online for free and lots more. Participants are also linked with a Community Navigator who will then map out tailored social connections e.g. online hobbies, online health & well-being classes and social media platforms, based on participants’ interests and needs. After the training has finished there is also the opportunity to get involved in volunteering on the project too.
More info: https://www.disabilityaction.org/pages/category/onside-project
If you know anyone who would like to get involved in the ONSIDE project simply ask them to complete the form here, and a member of ONSIDE staff will be in touch with them: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7C9ZSF3
Welcome to the 55th edition of our information bulletin, FYI (For Your Information).
FYI – Issue 55 – 11th March 2021
Census Day is fast approaching so we have included relevant information in pages 2-5 regarding the process and additional support and information. Please take some time to read through and hopefully this can help those who work with families, to complete the process.
To advertise in our next edition on 25th March, please send any relevant information by Tuesday 23rd March. Some helpful hints are on the last slide, along with dates of our next Locality Planning Group meetings which you are welcome to attend.
Stay connected!
Kerry O’Hagan and Darren Curtis
Locality Development Team, Southern Trust Area
The CYPSP Team were delighted to be chosen to share two presentations and three posters at the 8th Annual Social work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference on Wednesday 10th March 2021 on the Impact of Covid19 on Children and Young People, Our Journey through Disability Co-production and the new Translation Hub needs assessment/development.
Una Casey, Business Support Manager presented research on the impact of COVID-19 on families, children and young people and emotional mental health. Also Darren Curtis, Locality Development officer, and Jim McDonnell, a parent presented on their excellent example of co-production work within the Newry Locality Planning Group on Our Journey through Disability.
CYPSP also submitted 3 posters to the conference demonstrating some of the broad work of the Partnership based on research, evidence, co-production and partnership. Huge congratulations to Una for winning 2nd prize on her poster relaying her research on the Impact of Covid-19 on families, Children and Young People. Also well done to Michael Hill and Valerie Maxwell, CYPSP Information team, for designing and producing the posters and video which are available to download in PDF format below. Just click on each poster:- View Video at Translation-Hub-Video – Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) (hscni.net)
