Volunteers from VODA’s SAINT (Social Action in North Tyneside) project have received the first batch of Trauma Teddies, kindly knitted by the Linskill Woolies and AGE UK North Tyneside, for the Northumbria Police ‘Trauma Teddies’ scheme. Trauma Teddies involves police officers giving a teddy to young children they meet during their daily patrols or to children…
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Hi Download the ‘Create Your Future’ flyer here. Kind Regards Kelly Oliver Dougall Executive Director Cygnet North East p: 0191 908 9384 m: 07881294894 a: Suite 2 and 13, Salisbury House, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6EH w: www.cygnetnortheast.org.uk e: kelly@cygnetnortheast.org.uk
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A recent report by Citizens Advice estimates that 850,000 people contacted by bailiffs over the last two years have experienced bailiffs breaking the rules. This includes agents misrepresenting their rights of entry, and seizing people’s goods inappropriately. There are also continued reports of bailiffs failing to fact sympathetically towards people classed as vulnerable, including people…
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A thank you and a reminder from Tom Nicholson’s regarding his brilliant new AD/HD research project: Tom asked me to thank everybody who has already contacted him about his research. There is still ‘room’ for more participants, so please contact him if the details below apply. I forgot to mention that his research will be…
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Mind-Craft Therapeutic Social Group, Friday 8 March, 12pm to 3pm. Healthy Awareness, alongside VODA as part of its SAINT project, is starting a new therapeutic social crafting group to allow people to keep their hands busy in a safe and supportive environment. The weekly sessions will be held at SomeOne Cares, 3 Amble Close, North…
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LGBT History Month and hate crime training Advocacy Centre North (ACN) has contributed to LGBT History Month NE by delivering sessions about hate crime through Newcastle CVS’s Hate Crime Partnership. Newcastle CVS has already delivered a professional development training session to teachers in the region who wanted to update their practice and take information back…
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Public Health England and NHS Health Education England have developed an online learning programme to help people feel more confident to talk about suicide. It has been developed for the wider public health workforce including voluntary sector, blue light services, prison staff and prison listeners health and social care. It was developed by a range of…
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Within the NHS, there are a range of mental health services that provide different types of care and treatment. This includes dedicated mental health services for service personnel approaching discharge from the British Armed Forces and veterans. A veteran is anyone who has served for at least one day in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (regular or reserve). These…
Read MoreThe SAINT (Social Action in North Tyneside) project has vacancies in their Little Free Library woodwork sessions at Meadow Well Connected’s joinery barn on Wednesdays from 10am to 12 noon. The aim of the project is to create a Little Free Library, which will be installed at Meadow Well Connected, to encourage people in the area…
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Take a look at our blog post showing some of our achievements last year. If you have ideas for what you’d like us to do this year, please get in touch. Whether you come to every meeting or haven’t been for a long time, you’re always welcome to come along and contribute as much or…
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