BBC Children in Need in Northern Ireland invites you to “Moving Upstream: Exploring Early Intervention Collaboration”, a shared learning event on children’s mental health, bringing together Trusts and Foundations, representatives from statutory and government agencies and practitioners. The event will explore the theme of working as effectively as possible as investors in this area, to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Northern Ireland, focusing on early intervention.
This event will take place in The Innovation Centre, Catalyst, Derry/Londonderry on Tuesday 21st June 2022, from 10:30am – 1pm (with online option).
The context for discussion will be led by Siobhan O’Neill, Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland, Professor of Mental Health Sciences at Ulster University and a critical advocate in the implementation of the region’s 10 Year Mental Health Strategy (2021 – 2031), setting the future strategic direction of mental health services in Northern Ireland.
This event will be chaired by Paul Boylan, Chair of the BBC Children in Need Advisory Committee and Programme Manager for the Special EU Programmes Body.
Contributors include:
- The Centre for Mental Health, presenting findings from their recent ‘Everyday Magic’ report, based on learning from the projects funded by BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me early intervention well-being programme
- Dr Ray Nethercott, RCPCH Officer for Ireland and Paediatrics Consultant in the Western Health and Social Care Trust
- Crisis Café, a thriving youth-led mental health intervention programme, creating a non-clinical safe space for young people in the Newry area.
Numbers are strictly limited. RSVP to colette.lydon@bbc.co.uk by 9th June 2022, indicating your preference for ‘in person’ or ‘online’.
A context paper and invitation for discussion topics/questions will be forwarded prior to this event.
