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Mental Health Promotion in Northern Ireland CATEGORY 1 Project name Contact name Address Activate Health Programme Mimi McAlinden Health Promotion Co-ordinator South & East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust (SEBT) Belvoir Clinic 6a Drumart Square Belfast BT8 4EY Telephone number 01232 491555 Brief description of project Objectives Outcomes: Evaluation Activate is a province-wide health programme organised by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland which aims to help people learn more about their health and what affects it. The programme involves participants in activity sessions, develops personal/individual relaxation skills and provides information about health issues. SEBT has introduced the Activate Health Programme into the Day Care and Residential Care Services. A number of the hospital staff are trained Activate tutors and use the programme in acute and longstay wards of the hospital. The programme is also developed by the community nursing staff in a range of settings and key community people run Activate sessions with local community groups. • To involve people in regular activity. • To introduce individuals to basic relaxation skills. • To provide participants with the opportunity of discussing relevant health issues. • Staff, clients and community members skilled in identifying personal tensions and ways of reducing these. • A greater number of people aware of the personal lifestyle factors which affect their health and wellbeing. • A greater number of people working with others to increase regular activity and reduce the stresses and tensions in daily living. Each Activate programme is evaluated by the Tutor and the results used to adapt future programmes. For further details about the Activate Health Programme contact Frank Kelly at the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland. Tel: 01232 311611. 36
Mental Health Promotion in Northern Ireland CATEGORY 1 Project name Contact name Address Homeless Support Team Tracey McVeigh Project Office 5-11 Verner Street Belfast BT7 2AA Telephone number 01232 238091 Brief description of project People who have mental health problems are a growing part of Belfast’s homeless population. Recent research ‘Don’t look away’ indicated that around 40% of single homeless people in Belfast have a mental health problem. The Homeless Support Team was set up to work alongside statutory and voluntary agencies to reach homeless people with mental health problems. It is an inter-agency project set up by North and West Health and Social Services Trust, South and East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust, The NI Housing Executive, Eastern Health and Social Services Board, Extern and the Council for the Homeless. It consists of a manager, project co-ordinator, two social workers and a street support worker. Objectives Outcomes: The Homeless Support Team aims to increase the quality and accessibility of services to homeless people with mental health problems through networking, advice, training and advocacy. Its objectives are: • to provide professional intervention to engage homeless people who have little or no contact with mental health services. • to provide social care and support to homeless people with mental health problems. • to extend channels of communication between statutory and voluntary agencies. • to improve access to services • to provide appropriate training and education. • to identify and evaluate gaps in services. To increase the quality and accessibility of services to homeless people with mental health problems. 37
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