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Mental Health Promotion in Northern Ireland CATEGORY 3 Programmes related to school aged children or young people within high-risk groups (eg young carers, counselling, support, special needs). Project name Contact name Address (BDA) Children’s Holidays, Youth Holidays and Family Weekends Anne Walker John Gibson House 257 Lisburn Road Belfast BT9 7EN Telephone number 01232 666646 Brief description of project The main aim is to educate people or their families about diabetes hopefully preventing mental health problems. People are often depressed about their condition. The British Diabetic Association (BDA) strongly advocates for psychologists to be attached to diabetes clinics and are campaigning for this. The BDA provides holidays for 8-14 year olds and those aged 14+, as well as annual Family Weekends for the parents and siblings of newly or recently diagnosed children with diabetes. Objectives To enable, educate and empower children who have diabetes to take responsibility for their condition and to understand that good care equates to good outcomes. The Family Weekend provides a supportive network with lectures on practicalities of diabetes and the emotional difficulties faced by parents. Parents are encouraged to talk to each other. Outcomes: Actual • Excellent feedback on all events. • A video of children/youth holidays is now available. 70
Mental Health Promotion in Northern Ireland CATEGORY 3 Project name Contact name Address Opportunity Youth Anne-Marie McClure 6-10a Winetavern Street Belfast BT1 1JQ Telephone number 01232 435810 Brief description of project Objectives • Health and Social Awareness Programme coupled with personal development offered to young people throughout Belfast primarily through the training organisation network. • Programme delivered through peer education supported by professionals from the health and social care and youth and community backgrounds. • Centre based activities. • Community relations programme. • Individual advice, guidance and advocacy available. • To offer a client-led service, which is flexible and accessible, which empowers young people to make informed choices about all aspects of their health and well being. • To provide young people with the opportunity to develop skills that can assist them reaching their fullest potential. Outcomes: Actual • Increased self-esteem. • Significant reduction in teenage pregnancy. • Increased use of services. • Increased use, particularly by females, of contraception. • Additional change in all areas of risk taking. • Notable behaviour change in all areas of risk- taking behaviour with the exception of smoking. • Increased employment potential. Evaluation Report available. 71
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