Early Intervention

Help Kids Talk
Overview

Early Intervention Lisburn (EIL) Partnership is led by the Resurgam Trust and includes representatives from the community, statutory, voluntary, and private agencies.

It is a locality planning group that has a responsibility of working together to improve outcomes for children, and young people 0-24 years old.

EIL projects:

  • Help Kids Talk
  • Connected Minds mental health and wellbeing
  • Connected Minds Empowering Youth Project
Project contacts

Early Intervention Lisburn Manager
Mabel Scullion – mabel.scullion@barnardos.org.uk

Help Kids Talk Coordinator
Sarah Ratcliffe – helpkidstalk@resurgamtrust.co.uk

Service administrator
Lisa McMahon – lisa.mcmahon@resurgamtrust.co.uk

Connected Minds Youth Committee
Brooke Moorehead – connectedmindsyc@resurgamtrust.co.uk

Connected Minds Empowering Youth Project
Connor Crawford – mentalhealth@resurgamtrust.co.uk

Our Impact

99%

participants recommend Basic Awareness training

81%

participants were mostly confident/ confident supporting speech, language and communication following Basic Awareness training

62%

children in academic year 21/22 who completed Early Talkboost closed the language gap completely

Help Kids Talk
Help Kids Talk

Help Kids Talk

Help Kids Talk is a project within Early Intervention Lisburn (EIL) which is led by the Resurgam Community Development Trust, the SEHSCT Speech and Language Therapy Team, Barnardos NI, and Early Intervention Lisburn partnership). The Help Kids Talk vision is that “everyone will work together to help kids talk”.

The project is a community-wide initiative and aims to ensure everyone who has any responsibility for a child prioritises speech, language, and communication development. This project will result in a positive impact across all areas of a child’s life including educational attainment, mental health and wellbeing, social relationships, and employability later in life.

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connected minds
connected minds

Connected Minds

This is a mental health and wellbeing project for children, and young people aged 5 – 24 years old. It is led by a youth committee of dedicated young people 14+ who are passionate about making a difference in their community to improve mental health and wellbeing. The committee plan activities each year that they feel will support the mental health and wellbeing of others.

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Connected Minds Empowering Youth Project
Connected Minds Empowering Youth Project

Connected Minds Empowering Youth Project

This is a young person led, strengths based early intervention project for children, and young people aged 8-24 years in Lisburn.

The project aims to:

  • Listen and respond meaningfully to the voices of children, and young people on issues that affect their emotional health and wellbeing.
  • Provide 1 – 1 support for those that need it.
  • Connect to and develop services to directly address the issues of emotional health and wellbeing.
  • Provide support for parents and family members when needed.
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