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NHSCT Health & Wellbeing Officers Win Runner Up in the 2022 NHSCT Chairman’s Awards
NHSCT Health and Wellbeing Officers have won Runner up in the 2022 NHSCT Chairman’s awards – Population Health and Wellbeing for their work on the NSPCC PANTS Campaign.
For the past two and a half years, NHSCT Health and Wellbeing Officers have worked with NSPCC and partners to roll out the NSPCC PANTS Campaign across Northern Trust area.
The NSPCC PANTS Campaign aims to empower parents and professionals to have age-appropriate conversations with their children 4-8 years to prevent or stop sexual abuse through training, resources, and activities co-ordinated by NSPCC and Northern H&W Officers. They planned to launch the campaign Spring 2020. Despite the pandemic, redeployment and staff changes over the last two and a half years they have trained 683 staff, given every school and pre-school setting PANTS resources, information and PANTS library books, and reached 7952 children with the PANTS message.
Survey on new Home Start Service in Carrickfergus
Are you the parent or carer of a child under 5 with a disability or health issue?
Home Start East Antrim are keen to see if local families would benefit from a parent and tots style group specifically for children with additional needs, a disability or health issues.
The new group would be piloted in Carrickfergus.
If you are a parent or carer for a child under 5 with additional needs, a disability or health issues, we would really appreciate your feedback.
Please complete the attached survey to let us know if you think this service is needed!
Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) Consultation
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a new consultation on increasing the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) in Northern Ireland, and is seeking your views.
The consultation document provides background and information on the issue, which is an important one given the potential impact it has on children’s lives, and they are therefore very keen to hear your views. DoJ are encouraging everyone with an interest to read the consultation document and submit a response and are particularly keen to hear the views of children and young people, as they are the group most impacted by the issue; a youth friendly version of the consultation document has been developed to assist with this.
All information and relevant documents, along with the ways to respond, can be found on the Department’s website at: Consultation on increasing the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in NI | Department of Justice (justice-ni.gov.uk)
The deadline for response is Friday 23rd December 2022.
Email: macrviews@justice-ni.gov.uk
#BeSafeOnline ‘Cyber Safety’ Campaign
Being online can be exciting and fun – but some things online can leave you feeling upset, bullied, or even worried.
Just remember that good and bad news travels fast online and you can sometimes find yourself in tricky situations with lasting consequences.
Southern Health & Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust and Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council have all teamed up to support children and young people with the ‘Cyber Safety’ #BeSafeOnline campaign.
Staying safe online does start with you – and there are lots of people here to help you.
If you or someone you know needs support, call one of the numbers below and there will be someone to listen to you and provide you with help.
Southern Trust 028 3756 7100
South Eastern Trust 0300 100 0300
To find out more please visit: www.newrymournedown.org/safeguarding