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  • 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

  • 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

  • '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

  • '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

  • New £1.2m Ideas Fund round opens in North West
  • Read our Impact Report for 2020/21
  • 'Reducing suicide is all about connection'
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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

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Published: 26th November, 2019

Updated: 19th July, 2021

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  • PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

    PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

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

  • PHA Quality Standards News

    PHA Quality Standards News

    PHA Quality Standards News - June 2022

  • Public Health Agency standards

    Public Health Agency standards

    At Developing Healthy Communities, we have been working with the Public Health Agency (PHA) since 2010 to develop and tailor a framework of Quality Standards within which any service providing mental and emotional wellbeing support and suicide prevention across Northern Ireland should operate.

  • Sports Group Grants

    Sports Group Grants

    Through the Clear Project, the PHA is offering constituted voluntary sector sports clubs in the Western Trust area an opportunity to avail of training, helping them to support their members and receive up to £300 worth of relevant sports equipment for their club.

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  • PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

    PHA Making Life Better Through Short Term Funding Programme

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

  • Clear Project

    Clear Project

    Working in the Western Trust Area to prevent suicide, self-harm, drug and alcohol misuse.

  • Grant recipients information

    Grant recipients information

    Key information required on branding and reporting of your project's outcomes and successes.

  • Health@Work NI

    [email protected] NI

    A workplace health initiative that supports employers to create a better working environment.

  • Sports Group Grants

    Sports Group Grants

    Through the Clear Project, the PHA is offering constituted voluntary sector sports clubs in the Western Trust area an opportunity to avail of training, helping them to support their members and receive up to £300 worth of relevant sports equipment for their club.

  • Families' Voices Forum

    Families' Voices Forum

    Providing a strong, collaborative voice for those who live with the reality of suicide every day

  • What we do

    What we do

    About Developing Healthy Communities NI - its vision, purpose and approach

  • Work Well Live Well

    Work Well Live Well

    A regional workplace health support service funded by the Public Health Agency, established in 2016 and delivering positive outcomes for businesses in the Western Trust.

  • Training: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

    Training: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

    ASIST training is a two day interactive workshop in suicide first aid and more.

  • Training: Hope Matters

    Training: Hope Matters

    This is a skills programme, developed by RESILIO, to equip individuals with the knowledge & skills to grow & maintain hope within themselves.

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