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Western Area FYI – Issue 20 – July 2025

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

Download Issue 20

(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

Family Support Services Survey

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Focusing on families is your chance to share your views and ideas on improving family support services in Northern Ireland. 

This survey will inform the family support strategy in Northern Ireland, and we want to hear the views of children, young people and parents/carers as well as practitioners. This short, anonymous survey covers five key areas:

  • Purpose of family support services
  • Core values
  • Most valued types of support
  • Future service models
  • Making a difference to families

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FocusingonFamilies25

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Poster with hands holding cut out picture of 4 people, text and QR code

Children and Family Charter – Tell us what you think

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We want to create a Children and Family Charter for Northern Ireland to help children, young people and families understand their rights, know what to expect from services and support staff to work in the best way for them. 

The model for the Children and Family Charter is based on four key parts:

  • Standards
  • Support
  • Share
  • Speak up

By taking part in the survey, young people can help shape how the Charter is made and shared.

Questions? Email: info@statsandstories.co.uk 

This consultation is open to anyone who may have a view — including children, young people, parents, carers, staff, professionals, and policymakers.
We particularly encourage you to share this with children, young people, and parents/carers.
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ChildrenandFamilyCharterMay25

 

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Image with red colour background, children drawing on a chalk board and text with QR code to scan.

Focusing on Families Survey

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The Focusing on Families survey is your chance to share your views on how family support services in Northern Ireland can best meet the needs of children, young people and families.

If you are a child, young person, parent/carer or practitioner who cares about family support services in Northern Ireland, we want to hear your views!

This short survey is being conducted by Stats & Stories for the Children’s Social Care Reform Programme and covers five key themes:

  1. The purpose of family support services
  2. The values that should guide them
  3. The types of support that matter most
  4. Ideas for a future family support model
  5. How support services can make a difference to families

The Focusing on Families survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. We encourage you to provide honest feedback. Your feedback will help shape the Family Support Strategy for Northern Ireland, ensuring that services focus on the needs of families.

Please click on the link for the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FocusingonFamilies25

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Dr. Donna Kernaghan at donna@statsandstories.co.uk.