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Suicide prevention service in Derry welcomes six-month extension but calls for long-term approach
Health minister meeting members of staff at CCIS last year.
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A suicide prevention service in Derry that faced the imminent threat of closure due to a lack of funding will continue for another six months.
Local representatives launched a campaign to save the Community Crisis Intervention Service this week.
They say that a long-term funding plan needs to be put in place.
While welcoming the intervention from the health minister, those running the service made clear that a long-term solution must be found.
Danny McQuillan, CEO (interim ) of Extern, says: “We can confirm that we have been offered, and accepted, further short-term funding from the Department of Health to support the Community Crisis Intervention Service (CCIS). This vital extension will enable us to continue offering this life-saving service for a further six months within the Derry & S
Derry & Strabane one of only four areas in the UK to benefit from new mental well-being fund
North West Community Network’s Roisin McLaughlin and Interim Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhan O’Neill
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Derry & Strabane is one of only four areas in the UK to access a £3.29m fund which aims to improve mental well-being.
The Ideas Fund launches in Northern Ireland to help improve mental well-being as research reveals a decline during the pandemic.
It is a new grants programme that will enable the UK public to think about, develop and test ideas to help improve mental wellbeing in the area where they live.