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Mental health & wellbeing — 1 Jun 2026

Tuning in early: Why infant mental health matters more than ever

Lisa Storey, Child Development Interventions Coordinator from the Western Health and Social Care Trust, outlines the focus for this year's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 June).

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Mental health & wellbeing — 18 May 2026

Why healthy parenting is about being comfortable with good enough and not aiming for perfection

Mary Magee, from the Perinatal & Infant Mental Health team in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, reflects on her work and how Parent Programmes can help support parental mental health.

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The early years — 14 Apr 2026

How evidence-based programmes help parents support a child’s development

Martina McCooey, Child Development Intervention Coordinator (CDIC) for the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, outlines her work supporting the Parent Programme.

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Mental health & wellbeing — 23 Mar 2026

Why relationships, conversation and discussion are key to better parenting outcomes

John McLeod, a trainer for the Togetherness parent programme, shares his insights on the impact of evidence-based parent programmes.

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Northern Ireland news & opinion — 3 Sep 2025

NCB highlights areas where NI workforce needs training to protect children's online safety

NCB has published a report on online safety training needs for the children and young people's workforce in Northern Ireland.

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Mental health & wellbeing — 4 Oct 2024

Infant mental health experts and practitioners in NI pledge to work together to Speak Up For Babies

Over 450 people came together from across statutory, voluntary and community sectors to celebrate and share learnings from recent work to improve outcomes on infant mental health in Northern Ireland.

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News & opinion — 16 Sep 2024

Sharing the learning from a decade of support for young people in Northern Ireland

Community groups, young people and practitioners came together to showcase the learnings from a life-changing programme to empower children and young people in Northern Ireland.

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Social care — 23 Nov 2023

Reimagining children's social care services in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health initiated a review of Children’s Social Care Services, the review intended to provide a roadmap through the current challenges.

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LINKS Resources — 24 Jul 2023

Involving Young People in the Recruitment & Selection of Staff & Volunteers - Insight Report

An insight report from the LINKS team

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Bullying & cyberbullying — 29 Mar 2023

Closure of Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum

The Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum (NIABF) was hosted by the National Children's Bureau and will close from 31 March 2023.

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News & opinion — 6 Feb 2023

How evidence synthesis is helping NCB find solutions to complex social issues

NCB is leading a project using evidence synthesis to assess the most effective ways to keep young people out of the criminal justice system

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Wellbeing & mental health — 7 Dec 2021

Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in Young People - Insight Report

An insight report from the LINKS team

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Northern Ireland news & opinion

Tuning in early: Why infant mental health matters more than ever

Why healthy parenting is about being comfortable with good enough and not aiming for perfection

How evidence-based programmes help parents support a child’s development

Why relationships, conversation and discussion are key to better parenting outcomes

NCB highlights areas where NI workforce needs training to protect children's online safety

Infant mental health experts and practitioners in NI pledge to work together to Speak Up For Babies

Involving Young People in the Recruitment & Selection of Staff & Volunteers - Insight Report

Closure of Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum

Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in Young People - Insight Report

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