Starting with the 9 regions that make up England.

Almost 90% of the 2023 national suicide ⬆️ came from only 3 regions.

Large rises were seen in North-east, North-west & East of England. Plus a smaller rise in East Midlands.

5 regions, with 2/3 of the population, saw no rise.

A series of short video clips of individuals with lived experience learning to live successfully with ADHD ⁦CANDDID⁩ canddid.nhs.Uk/adhd ⁦ NHS Cheshire and Merseyside⁩ ⁦ADHDadultUK⁩ ⁦CADDRA - Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance⁩ ⁦CHADD⁩ ⁦Institute Of Neurodiversity⁩ ⁦⁦Mind⁩

ADHD medication use lowers risk of death by 19%, risk of overdose by 50%, and it reduces hospitalizations, according to new, large-scale studies.

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General advice about giving medicines to babies: MedicinesForChildren provides practical and reliable info about medicines used for babies, children and young people. It addresses FAQs and hosts many other useful resources and regular news bit.ly/Meds-for-Child…

We want to say how honoured we are to be nominated again this year. It means a lot, we just ask that you take a few minutes to vote for us please.

Please vote by clicking the link below:- nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2024/no…

Parent carers often face challenges with their disabled child’s communication, behaviour, sleep, eating, toileting and other everyday difficulties.

If that sounds familiar, visit our Common Concerns pages for expert advice, information and top tips:

👉 contact.org.uk/common-concerns

Alder Hey Children’s Charity, in collaboration with Liverpool City Council, is delighted to have supported 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in the Mini Mouth Care Matters programme, a project which aims to empower medical professionals to take ownership of the oral healthcare of…

To promote awareness & acceptance of #autism . JOIN OUR PLEDGE
#wesupportalderheysautismpledge 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 National Autistic Society ADDvanced Solutions Community Network 🏥 Alder Hey 💙ACE St.Julie'sHighSchool Maricourt Catholic High School Sefton Carers Centre YPAS Liverpool National Autistic SocietyInit LivPaC Sefton PCF Greater Liverpool and Knowsley RCN Branch The Forum @ Alder Hey Witherslack Group TRANSFORM

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🐣Easter Half Term Activities for 7 - 13 years old.
8th - 12th April
Times:
Ages 7 - 11 start at 9:30am - 12:20pm
Ages 11 - 13 start at 12pm - 3:30pm

Still in time to register email us at [email protected]
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Come, meet, listen, learn! ⬇️. We’re really looking forward to this event

Big well done to one of our own in #MySefton , meet Lewis who recently won the Child Hero Award in the NHS SEND Awards 🤩

Lewis worked with Alder Hey Hospital to look at the sensory issues people like him face when in the hospital and how they can work together to improve them.

“If your child is too young to consent to their diagnosis being shared, my suggestion is to think: Is it necessary? Is it kind?”

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Saba Salman Community Living Magazine Would you like a conference report from PositiveChoices next week I’m sure one of our ambassadors from Time2Shine@CAAP or Lawraine Hails or IT Matters would love to share their experiences of 20 years partnership

PositiveChoices keep your 👀 peeled next week -we have a Treasure hunt celebrating positive partnerships. Find the 10 Makaton Symbol Posters & answers, scan QR code to enter.
Winner randomly selected - what a prize! IT Matters Helen Laverty MBE #PositivePartnerships #positivepaws

PositiveChoices One week to go! Who is coming to hear about Positive Outcomes at our Whirlwind Cafe? Alice @makatonyou and DJ Jay Jake Glennon / DJ Jay can’t wait to meet you.
IT Matters Helen Laverty MBE #inclusion #itmatters

New publication: 

Walshaw EG, Rogers S, Wu J, Sandars J, Kanatas A (2023) The Evaluation of Training Oral and Maxillofacial Trainees in Head and Neck Cancer Doctor-Patient Communication Using the Patient Concerns Inventory Acta Medica (Hradec Králové), Vol. 66, No. 4.

NHS cannot meet autism or ADHD demand, report says - 'We're at a really critical point as a society, where we're actually understanding neurodiversity and the fact that it's a much greater spectrum for the whole of society than we've ever had before,' bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

Alder Hey's ASD Team are Celebrating #AutismAcceptanceWeek #AutismAwareness 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 National Autistic Society ADDvanced Solutions Community Network 🏥 Alder Hey 💙ACE St.Julie'sHighSchool Maricourt Catholic High School Sefton Carers Centre YPAS Liverpool Autism In Motion National Autistic SocietyInit Witherslack Group LivPaC Sefton PCF Greater Liverpool and Knowsley RCN Branch PDA Society The Forum @ Alder Hey

Are you a speech and language therapist experienced in dysphagia and complex needs? Check out our Band 7 opportunity in Sefton community! #rcslt #mysltday #dysphagia #sltjobs #AHP
Current vacancies alderhey.nhs.uk/careers/vacanc…

An opportunity to recognise and celebrate the great work undertaken by #RNLDs . James Cook tricia handley Tamara McNamara Kerry Harwood 💜 Fiona Springall Joann Kiernan LD_Liaison_SABP