This is a fabulous new service with great individuals at the helm and in the team, and is starting to make a real difference in the care provided to our young people in Lakewood Regional Secure Care Centre and Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre.

“We are currently living in our own miracle” #LateLate

“The pervasive misunderstanding of trauma-related behavior has a profound effect on our educational, mental health, & juvenile justice systems.” Bruce D. Perry, M.D.,Ph.D. bit.ly/2TlRH2a #DevelopmentalTrauma #Adoption #FosterCare #KinshipCare #SEND #ACEs #NVR #RelationalRepair

A NEW infographic sharing some experiences & feelings which children in foster care, adoption, kinship, SGO have shared about navigating through & experiencing. Course lots of strengths & other aspects- captured on another image.

We're feeling very proud of Rhianna (and Alicia Toal, of course!) for their great interviews with Maria McCann on BBC News NI. The number of children in #care is higher than it has ever been. That means we must do more to ensure all 3801 voices are heard. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

📢Read our *new* research report by SSESW at Queen's that supports the adoption of a trauma informed approach across organisations in Northern Ireland.   Read the report: tinyurl.com/2m77jcr2

We are looking for a Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner to come and join our fantastic multi-disciplinary mental team working across Secure Care for young people in Northern Ireland! Come join us 🤩🤩jobs.hscni.net/Job/33645/camh…

Amazing opportunity for care experienced young people 🙌🏻🤩

We are looking for a full time band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic MDT working with young people in secure care in NI!! Come join our team 🙋🏼‍♀️😄 jobs-app.hscni.net/sap/bc/webdynp…

Young people, supported by teachers and our staff in Woodlands, created this amazing mural to mark the beginning of our charity partnership with Autism NI. They also made key rings to sell and raised a fantastic £322 for Autism NI Well Done Everyone!

Really beautiful work and is making our homes feel so welcoming 🥰🙌🏻🤩

Today we launch the 3rd and final video from our case study series. ‘Child Exploitation’ features a young woman talking about how she was groomed by paramilitaries when she was a child. Justice NI Colm Walsh 🍉 NI Executive Police Service NI Department of Health @education_NI Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland

The potential of youth work in ED supporting young people with violent injuries, mental health & substance issues. Led by Stephen funded by Ending The Harm -great impact ⬇️ itv.com/news/utv/2024-…

Prevention and Early Intervention is imperative for children and young people’s mental health. The cost of doing nothing - £1tn! Let’s do what we know works.⁦Public Health Agency⁩ ⁦Dept of Finance⁩ ⁦NI Executive⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦Education NI⁩ centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/f…

So proud of our wee team ACORN Therapeutic and Mental Health Service - Finalist for Mental Health Team of the year at NI Healthcare Awards tonight 🤩🥂 Phil Anderson Lesley Mcpeak Sarah Toner

Absolutely delighted that our wee team ACORN Therapeutic and Mental Health Service are the winners of the Mental Health Team of the year 🥂🤩 South Eastern Trust Phil Anderson

#TeamSET scooped up multiple awards at this year’s NI Healthcare Awards! 👏 Well done to all the incredible teams recognised for their outstanding work and dedication 💙 Congratulations to all the winners and a special shoutout to our amazing finalists! 🙌

Please RT. If you are passionate about children & young people’s mental health & have a Psychology degree, this is a Traineeship in Clinical Associate Psychology (CAP) for children and young people- linked to an MSc at UlsterUni Psychology. Deadline 15th May jobs.hscni.net/Job/40899/trai…

Finally managed a whole team photo with our award! Very proud ACORN was selected as Mental Health Team of the Year…. it is a huge privilege to work across Secure Care with incredible young people and such dedicated staff teams! 🤩🥂Phil Anderson

The Health Minister has launched a 14-week public consultation on a draft Children’s and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing Framework. ➡️Info and consultation: health-ni.gov.uk/news/public-co…