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Death Positive Library service extended to Magherafelt and Draperstown

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is working with Compassionate Communities NI and Libraries NI to get more people talking and reading about death. As part of this...


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Having a ball at Inver Park as football gets behind fostering

Foster families from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust enjoyed an evening to remember at the recent Larne and Coleraine game held at Inver Park. As special guests...

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2000 reasons to celebrate as Connect North marks Social Prescribing Day

Connect North, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s social prescribing service, is marking an incredible milestone to coincide with Social Prescribing Day (Wednesday 19 March). The service recently...

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A safe space and listening ear at Bereaved By Suicide support groups

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s Bereaved By Suicide Support Groups provide a safe space and a listening ear for those in need. Monthly meetings take place in...

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Connect North: leading the way to positive health and wellbeing!

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is revolutionising health and wellbeing through its innovative social prescribing service, Connect North: Your Pathway to Wellbeing, in partnership with Age NI....

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Celebrating 20 years of Day Opportunities

Troy’s story ‘Let them try’. These are the simple words of advice from Sandra Rodgers, as she reflects on her son Troy’s journey since leaving school in 2022, and...

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Celebrating 20 years of Day Opportunities in the Northern Trust

Achieving qualifications, going out to work or pursuing a hobby are all things many of us take for granted. But for some people, including those with a learning disability,...