Ballymena couple champion short break foster care for children with disabilities
“It gives you a spark and a spring in your step, it’s just amazing.” A Ballymena couple are encouraging others to consider short break foster care for children with...
“It’s the most rewarding thing that you’ll ever do!” – Short Breaks foster carer encourages others
With the need for foster carers continuing to grow, one local foster carer who provides short breaks for children with disabilities is encouraging others to open their homes –...
Neighbourhood care in the spotlight as Farm Families Health Checks Programme celebrates major milestone
The Farm Families Health Checks Programme is being celebrated as a model of neighbourhood care as it marks a major milestone. Established in 2012, the service has now provided...
Trust urges public to talk openly about IBD symptoms
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is marking World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day on 19 May by raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of the condition...
New book celebrates autistic voices through words and creativity
A new book celebrating imagination, individuality and shared experience has been published by participants in a creative writing class for autistic adults. The NeuroVerse: Autistic Insights and Expressions, features...
‘Finding hope again’: Recovery College peer trainer shares her mental health journey
A member of staff at the Northern Trust’s Recovery College has described how her own mental health journey inspired her to help others. Margarette O’Donnell works as a peer...
‘Death positive’ hub now available at Coleraine Library
A ‘Death Positive Library’ has been launched in Coleraine as part of ongoing work between the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Libraries NI, and Compassionate Communities NI to...