A rich morning of learning for multiagency professionals Department of Health SPPG development day reflecting on child sexual exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation

Leaders create Leaders.
Yesterday we were delighted to visit Westminster Houses of Parliament, surrounded by so many inspiring leaders of NI.
Huge thank you to Arlene Foster DBE PC #ProudofNI.
& Paul Girvan MP for meeting with the young people and giving their insights and advice.

#YouthVoice

Thanks so much Streetbeat Please pass on our thanks to everyone who took the time out to speak with us. We learnt an awful lot. Next time I will bring (square) sausage in return for more hot chocolate and trangia lessons 😁🙏

Recruiting in several locations – work with us to support people in community & prison settings into employment & training.
We’re an IIP Gold employer and offer a competitive package plus the job satisfaction of helping people towards a more positive future.
Links in next post.

Independent Chair Bernie McNally welcomes the launch of the new #SBNIOnlineSafetyHub , developed in partnership with INEQE Safeguarding Group .The Hub features info for families & professionals to help keep young people stay safer and supported . OnlineSafetyHub.SafeguardingNi.org

Independent Chair Bernie McNally Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland and team were pleased to meet with NI Commissioner for Children and Young People to discuss shared priorities and recent initiatives to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. #workingtogether

Cannabis valued at £1.25million seized following the search of a van at Belfast Port this morning by detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force and Belfast Harbour Police. A 41-year-old man has been arrested. #OpDealBreaker

Read more here : orlo.uk/ln39i

Paramilitary Crime Task Force action linked to East Belfast UVF. Ending The Harm

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is seeking a suitable individual or organisation to conduct an end of project evaluation of its Community Solutions to Housing and Homelessness Programme, with specific focus on social innovation and voice of lived experience.
Closes next week bit.ly/EoPEval

Child criminal exploitation in plain sight again.

Young people seen making & throwing petrol bombs after dissident republican parade.

“Using young people, risking their safety and encouraging them to engage in criminality is reprehensible.” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The Northern Ireland Poverty and Income Inequality Report (2022-23) is released.

➡️ Read more: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/northern-…

This was great. 👏 Finding new ways of sharing detailed research on violence, how it spreads and how it can be overcome. Great storytelling through sound Colm Walsh 🍉 Sonic Arts Research Centre Queen's University Belfast 🎓 Ending The Harm

Massive thanks to Colm Walsh 🍉 for hosting ‘Jamie’s Story: The Sound of Violence’ Queen's University Belfast 🎓 Sonic Arts Research Centre.

Totally unique experience. Using sound and music as a mechanism for engaging young people with research.

Great feedback from young people

We are recruiting for a Project Administrator to join our Trauma Education team.
Salary: £24,702 per annum
Location: 5 Chichester Park South, Belfast, BT15 5DW
wavetraumacentre.org.uk/careers/projec…

Well done Paramilitary Crime Task Force: NCA seizes holiday home linked to South East Antrim UDA Ending The Harm

Countries with a higher impact of #Terrorism tend to have higher levels of #OrganisedCrime .

Findings from the Global Terrorism Index 2024 reveals a strong correlation between organised crime and terrorism.

Full report: visionofhumanity.org/resources/glob…

30 Years Behind the Mask:
Is it still worth talking to loyalist paramilitaries?
Tonight on BBC One NI at 10.40pm.

The part of the brain we need to get for a young person to access learning is the cortex.Learning can only take place if the cortex is accessible.This can only happen when brain & body feels truly safe.If the nervous system is dysregulated then the cortex is not accessible. 🧠🌱