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Women Living With Debt Update

Siobhán continues to carry out engagement with a range of people and organisations on the Consortium’s research paper on ‘Women Living with Debt’. Since the research was published Siobhán has spoken about the findings, women’s experiences…

NEW Research Project – Women and the Cost of Living Crisis

Siobhán will be carrying out a series of focus groups across Northern Ireland looking at the impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on women.  These focus groups will discuss the coping mechanisms that women are using to get through this Crisis…

Public Consultation for Services for those who have been Bereaved by Suicide

The Public Health Agency (PHA) wishes to engage with stakeholders on a proposed model of support for people who have been bereaved by suicide; these are called post-vention services.  Post-vention services aim to provide a consistent, compassionate…

Autism Strategy 2023-2028

The Department of Health invites you to respond to a consultation on proposed key priorities for the next Autism Strategy 2023-2028 which will be published in Spring of next year. It is important to us that the strategy is influenced and…

Consultation on the provision of Emergency General Surgery Proposal

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has launched a three-month public consultation on the proposal to provide Emergency General Surgery services on the Craigavon Area Hospital site 24 hours per day 7 days per week.  This is in keeping…

Rural Access to Health Services and the impact of social isolation on mental health issues

NIRWN’s 2018 research uncovered that many rural women felt that they were “becoming more isolated, with many of our support agencies being located in urban settings.” Health appointments were consistently raised as an issue, both GP and…

Women, Debt and Mental Health

Borrowing and debt is far from gender neutral. Women are more likely than men to claim social security benefits, more likely to be in low-paid, part-time and insecure work, more likely to be providing care for children/family members and more…

Lobbying, Policy and Research Update

Research:   NEW Research – The Impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on Women in Northern Ireland Siobhán will be carrying out a series of focus groups across Northern Ireland looking at the impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on…

New year new goals: Women’s Centre Derry

When the new year rolls around we all think about what we want to do differently. Maybe you want to learn a new skill, or change your lifestyle, exercise more, or just spend more time outdoors. Whatever it is, it’s possible to make these…

Funding Opportunities for February.

February 2023 Scheme Funder Note Date AbbVie UK Grants AbbVie Opens to applications 1 Feb 2023 Culture Ireland: Regular Grants and Showcases Culture Ireland Regular grant deadline 1 Feb 2023 Carbon…