Outcome Imps

20/05/2026

📣 Reminder:

Applications for Elevate's Community Mentoring and Grants Programme close this Friday (22 May)!

🔗 To apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/eAiirNqs

Completed applications should be emailed to [email protected]
by 4pm on Friday 22nd May 2026.

The programme is funded by Public Health Agency and led by CDHN’s Stephanie Houston, Patricia Harte and Eleanor McKenna, along with the Elevate Mentors: Supporting Communities ARC HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE LIMITED, WOMENSTEC and Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership

The Community Mentoring and Grants Programme is for groups who are ready to tackle health inequalities using community development approaches. Successful groups will receive a grant of up to £5,000 and take part in training and networking opportunities throughout.

23/04/2026

This new Learning Zone resource explains how a community development approach differs from traditional case-based social work by providing guidance on how social workers can embed values like social justice, empowerment, collective action, anti-discrimination, and equality in their everyday work.

Take time to individually or as a small team to go through the resource and reflect on what might a community-development approach might look like in your day-to-day practice.

Northern Health and Social Care Trust Western Health and Social Care Trust Southern Health and Social Care Trust South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Department of Health NI Public Health Agency

You can view this resource here - https://learningzone.niscc.info/learning-resources/community-development-in-social-work/

16/03/2026

Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council is offering Free Training on Domestic Abuse in venues across the Borough on 25th, 26th and 28th of March.

The Coercive Control Awareness & Response Initiative (CARI) is aimed at raising awareness and providing training on coercive control, a form of abuse that can be difficult to recognize. The training is designed for community workers, youth workers, community workers, teachers, and others to equip them with the knowledge and skills to recognize and respond to coercive control through the Head Shoulders Knees and Toes training programme.

If you or your group would like to book a place please use the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/domestic-abuse-training-4824022

09/03/2026

This Thursday: The Elevate project is hosting a free training workshop in Coleraine!

This training is for anyone with an interest in community development and health inequalities including staff and volunteers in voluntary organisations, community groups, councils, health and social care and government agencies.

See more information and register to book at: https://lnkd.in/dqHPMFT

05/03/2026

🚀 We’re launching the Self-Directed Support Network Northern Ireland!

Join us online on 26 March (2–3pm) for an inspiring launch event bringing together people with lived experience, family carers, practitioners, providers and policy colleagues who want to improve Self-Directed Support in Northern Ireland.

🎤 Featuring an international keynote from Dr Simon Duffy alongside lived experience perspectives and practical examples of SDS in action.

📲 Scan the QR code to register and join the network for free.

05/03/2026

🌟 Join us for the launch of the Self-Directed Support (SDS) Network Northern Ireland!

Helga is really pleased to be chairing this new network, which aims to bring together people across Northern Ireland who care about making Self-Directed Support (SDS) work better in practice.

📅 26 March
⏰ 2pm–3pm
💻 Online

The network will connect people with lived experience, family carers, practitioners, providers, commissioners and policy colleagues so we can learn from each other and improve how SDS works.

Our launch event will include:

✨ An international keynote from Dr Simon Duffy on global learning about SDS
✨ Lived experience and carer perspectives
✨ A local example of what is possible when budgets are used creatively

If you are interested in the future of Self-Directed Support in Northern Ireland, we would love you to join us.

📌 Scan the QR code on the poster to register and join the network for free.

Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested.

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