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  • Six community wellbeing projects in the north west awarded £388k in funding

    Six community wellbeing projects in the north west awarded £388k in funding

    Projects include supporting women with a learning disability through menopause, bringing together rural and urban communities to alleviate poor mental wellbeing and food poverty, and a mural based on the stories of cancer survivors in Derry City Centre Read more

  • Read the 'Voices of Hope' manifesto

    Read the 'Voices of Hope' manifesto

    How to turn grief into hope through actions that reduce suicide, according to the Families Voices Forum Read more

  • Finance advice helps family to buy first home through co-ownership

    Finance advice helps family to buy first home through co-ownership

    Case study: For one participant, a project funded by the PHA Making Life Better programme has helped a family member secure their first home. Read more

  • 'Simply a life-saver.' Connecting transplant patients to the arts

    'Simply a life-saver.' Connecting transplant patients to the arts

    Case study: Meet one of the amazing projects benefiting from PHA Making Life Better funding through the Clear Project Read more

  • Six community wellbeing projects in the north west awarded £388k in funding
  • Read the 'Voices of Hope' manifesto
  • Finance advice helps family to buy first home through co-ownership
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Six community wellbeing projects in the north west awarded £388k in funding

Six community wellbeing projects in the north west awarded £388k in funding

Projects include supporting women with a learning disability through menopause, bringing together rural and urban communities to alleviate poor mental wellbeing and food poverty, and a mural based on the stories of cancer survivors in Derry City Centre Read more

Published: 8th February, 2023

Updated: 16th May, 2023

Author: Joe Newby

Read the 'Voices of Hope' manifesto

Read the 'Voices of Hope' manifesto

How to turn grief into hope through actions that reduce suicide, according to the Families Voices Forum Read more

Published: 27th January, 2023

Updated: 9th February, 2023

Author: Joe Newby

Finance advice helps family to buy first home through co-ownership

Finance advice helps family to buy first home through co-ownership

Case study: For one participant, a project funded by the PHA Making Life Better programme has helped a family member secure their first home. Read more

Published: 20th July, 2022

Author: Brenda Morris

'Simply a life-saver.' Connecting transplant patients to the arts

'Simply a life-saver.' Connecting transplant patients to the arts

Case study: Meet one of the amazing projects benefiting from PHA Making Life Better funding through the Clear Project Read more

Published: 14th July, 2022

Author: Brenda Morris

New £1.2m Ideas Fund round opens in North West

New £1.2m Ideas Fund round opens in North West

The North West of Northern Ireland is one of four areas where partnerships can apply for funding for ideas related to mental wellbeing Read more

Published: 27th April, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Join the Healthy Cities Community in Derry City & Strabane

Join the Healthy Cities Community in Derry City & Strabane

You can expect regular emails full of energy and ideas, as well as opportunities to get involved. Read more

Published: 1st April, 2022

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Read our Impact Report for 2020/21

Read our Impact Report for 2020/21

In 2020/21 we thrived online as our team worked hard to adapt our community-building and health promotion activity to circumstances that none of us could have predicted – read what we achieved in our 2020/21 Impact Report: Connect. Create. Collaborate. Read more

Published: 28th September, 2021

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

Eight projects in the north west get £343k in Ideas Fund backing

Eight projects in the north west get £343k in Ideas Fund backing

We helped eight fantastic mental health projects secure funding from the British Science Association's research-promoting grants scheme Read more

Published: 23rd September, 2021

Updated: 20th June, 2022

Author: Joe Newby

'Reducing suicide is all about connection'

'Reducing suicide is all about connection'

Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, DHC's Lisa Archibald considers the theme of 'Creating Hope Through Action,' and its significance for the Families Voices Forum Read more

Published: 8th September, 2021

Updated: 9th September, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

'It feels amazing to have control of your own life'

'It feels amazing to have control of your own life'

With the 2021/22 round of PHA Short Term Funding now underway, we take a look at the projects that benefited from a grant in 2020/21 Read more

Published: 8th June, 2021

Updated: 20th July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

Our mental health strategy response

Our mental health strategy response

An integrated role for community groups and clear, measurable outcomes – Developing Healthy Communities’ response to the Department of Health draft Mental Health Strategy. Read more

Published: 12th April, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Joe Newby

Independent review of mental health crisis services in Northern Ireland

Independent review of mental health crisis services in Northern Ireland

Seeking views to inform the development of mental health crisis services Read more

Published: 12th March, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Gathering input for the Mental Health Strategy

Gathering input for the Mental Health Strategy

Brenda Morris highlights why we need to ensure the community & voluntary sector's voice is heard as part of this consultation Read more

Published: 12th February, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Brenda Morris

Comments: 1

Reaching out with mental health training

Reaching out with mental health training

We know that it is increasingly important to look after our own mental health and that of others. The Clear Project has been working with the PHA to highlight free, easy to access training and to find innovative ways to work with harder to reach groups. Read more

Published: 12th January, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Online Suicide Prevention Awareness Training

Online Suicide Prevention Awareness Training

PHA & Fresh Minds Education are delivering online courses facilitated by experienced facilitators Read more

Published: 8th December, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

More than 65% of people bereaved by suicide never received support, survey finds

More than 65% of people bereaved by suicide never received support, survey finds

The Grief to Hope National Suicide Bereavement Report highlights the importance of services reaching out to support the bereaved, who are themselves a high risk group, Lisa Archibald writes. Read more

Published: 7th December, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Lisa Archibald

Supporting Mental Health needs through funding in the right way, time and place

Supporting Mental Health needs through funding in the right way, time and place

Community and voluntary groups need more funding to keep bridging the gap between increasing mental health needs and curtailed services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Published: 12th November, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Exclusive Q&A with Mark Durkan to mark World Mental Health Day

Exclusive Q&A with Mark Durkan to mark World Mental Health Day

Mark Durkan, MLA, recently appointed Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly All Party Group on Mental Health, has kindly agreed to share his views with us ahead of World Mental Health Day Read more

Published: 8th October, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

FVF calls for Cross Departmental Funding of the Protect Life 2 Strategy

FVF calls for Cross Departmental Funding of the Protect Life 2 Strategy

This Year’s World Mental Health Day Theme is “Let’s Invest”. Read more about why the Families Voices Forum is asking for more joined up funding in Northern Ireland. Read more

Published: 8th October, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Lisa Archibald

World Mental Health Day opportunity to kick-start investment

World Mental Health Day opportunity to kick-start investment

World Health Organization, United for Global Mental Health and the World Federation for Mental Health says global day is catalyst for massive scale up of investment in mental health Read more

Published: 7th October, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Protect Life 2

Protect Life 2

What is it and what work is being delivered to prevent suicide and self-harm in Northern Ireland Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: Sara McClintock

Self-harm and mental health in Northern Ireland

Self-harm and mental health in Northern Ireland

Read more

Published: 26th November, 2019

Updated: 19th July, 2021

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    New Derry~Londonderry community research partnership with Ulster University secures £90,000 in funding

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    This page provides links to external resources. Click on the logo of the service you need and you will be directed to their platform. 31/03/2023

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    PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

    Applications for one-off PHA funding of up to £5,000 for Community & Voluntary groups through the Clear Project - find out if you are eligible and how to apply.

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    Grant Recipients Information

    Here you'll find monitoring and evaluation key information that is required when reporting back on your final PMR, your project's outcomes, and branding guidelines.

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    Through the Clear Project, the PHA offers constituted sports clubs in the Western Trust opportunities to avail of training and receive up to £300 worth of relevant sports equipment for their club.

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  • Training: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

    Training: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

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    Training: safeTALK - Suicide Alertness For Everyone

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    Team Health offers health checks as an event to support employee well-being. By organizing a health check, employers can demonstrate their commitment to helping employees stay healthy and receive necessary care.

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