Children & Young People’s Resource Pack – February 2025

The February 2025 edition of the Children & Young People’s Resource Pack is out now.  Packed full of activity ideas and recipes to help keep the kids entertained over the half term break, along with resources on disability, mental health, bereavement and more!

 

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Download at: https://cypsp.hscni.net/download/426/cyp-resource-pack/45493/cyp-resource-pack-february-2025.pdf 

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

Resources and activities are free and in the public domain.

Please share with contacts who you think would find it useful.

Ards & North Down and Down Fortnightly News – Edition 84, February 2025

Welcome back to this New Year edition newsletter for Children and Young People’s Services and Families across the Down and Ards & North Down Locality Planning Groups, special focus on Children’s Mental Health Week & Neurodiversity.

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Download Fortnightly News – February 2025

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

Don’t forget to share with your contacts.

Noelle.Hollywood@setrust.hscni.net
Mobile number 07872422101

Western Area FYI – Issue 15 – February 2025

Your FYI is a monthly round up of all things family support and early intervention / prevention across the Western trust and beyond.

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Download Issue 15

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

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

FREE Specialist Gaming & Gambling Harm Awareness Session – Omagh – 3 March 2025

If you are involved in sporting groups / youth groups within your local communities please join us to develop your understanding of gaming and gambling harms, enabling you to have conversations with the children and families you work with.

When: Monday 3 March 2025, 6.30pm-7.30pm

Where: Youth Sport Omagh, Killyclogher Road, BT79 7NZ 

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Image with young girl on laptop with headphones. Includes text promoting free specialist gaming and gambling harm awareness session for clubs, professional or community groups working with children and young people in the Western Trust area.

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For further information or, to book your place please contact Priscilla Magee: Priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net

It’s Fibre February!

 

Did you know?? A high fibre diet seems to reduce the risk of bowel cancer and other chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Most of us don’t eat enough. Find out some top tips from a Registered Dietitian on how to increase your intake.

Watch this short video on the Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel or click the link  https://youtu.be/XuJ2kxdoD-4?si=txeO2COYVwLPfJmY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow Cooking Tips

Using your slow cooker is a great way to cook healthy, low-cost meals this winter.  

This video has tips from our Dietitians on how to use your slow cooker: https://youtu.be/J5nQW9LSknQ