Regional HSC Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Campaign

Image with text and pictures promoting Take 5 steps to wellbeing

Image with text and pictures promoting Take 5 steps to wellbeing

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations have launched this year’s HSC mental health and emotional wellbeing campaign urging people to prioritise workplace mental health.

Between World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September) and World Mental Health Day (10 October) the five local HSC Trusts, the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) and the PHA are encouraging people to take 10 minutes for mental health self-care using the ‘Take 5 steps to wellbeing’.

The ‘Take 5 steps to wellbeing’ are: Connect, Keep Learning, Be Active, Take Notice and Give.

 More information is available about the HSC mental health campaign, the work of the Health and Social Care Trusts, details of local services that provide mental health and wellbeing support and the ‘Take 5 steps to wellbeing’ at www.mindingyourhead.info/workplace-mental-health-2024

This will also be an opportunity to encourage everyone to learn more about mental health and suicide prevention by attending a training course. Details about the training available across Northern Ireland can be found at www.mindingyourhead.info/training

A NEW Constipation in children series is now LIVE on the Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel!

Image with text and picture raising awareness of Childhood constipation

Image with text and picture raising awareness of Childhood constipation

You can view it here: Constipation in children – YouTube

These short videos provide information from a Registered Dietitian and Children’s Continence Nurse on:

  • The causes of constipation in children and how to spot it
  • Diet, lifestyle and toileting tips to help prevent constipation.

The Childhood and Teenage nutrition video survey 2024 has *LAUNCHED*

It’s your chance to have your say on what videos on childhood and teenage nutrition you want to see on the Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel!

Fill out the short survey at this link https://forms.office.com/e/1SqWt6z360

Image with text and pictures raising awareness on Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel

Image with text and pictures raising awareness on Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel

NSPCC Listen Up Speak Up

Listen up Speak up is an NSPCC campaign aimed at empowering people to know what to do if they’re ever worried about a child or family.

NSPCC are offering free face-to-face and virtual workshops to community groups, businesses, schools, and any organisations wanting to learn how we can all keep children safe.

To book a FREE workshop visit: Listen up, Speak up | NSPCC 

Image with text and people promoting NSPCC training to help keep children safe

Image with text and people promoting NSPCC training to help keep children safe

Western Area FYI – Issue 10

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Welcome to the packed 10th issue of FYI your monthly round up of all things family support and early intervention/ prevention.

If you would like to contribute upcoming consultations, training, articles, or events that practitioners from the community, voluntary or statutory sectors within the Western Trust will find useful please contact:

Dr Priscilla Magee – Mobile  07880723076 /  priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net

Paul Sweeney – Mobile  07387259117 /  paul.sweeney@westerntrust.hscni.net