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Name of Contract:  Services to promote informed choice for the Bowel, Breast and Cervical Cancer screening Programmes

Organisation Awarded Contract:  The Contract for the above Service has been awarded to WRDA Co Ltd who will deliver the Service across Northern Ireland.

Contract Duration: 1 June 2015 - 31 May 2018 with the option to extend for two periods of 12 months to 31 May 2020

Media reporting on suicide

Following the review of the Protect Life Strategy, the suicide prevention strategy for Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has agreed to work with media and other stakeholders to help promote positive mental health and suicide prevention messages.

 Part of this work involves monitoring the reporting of suicide and self-harm issues.

 We also work to raise awareness of the ‘Samaritans Media Guidelines for Reporting Suicide’ within Northern Ireland.

Smoke free signs at schools to protect young people

The Public Health Agency (PHA), in conjunction with the Education Authority, has installed smoke free signs at the school gates of over 100 primary schools in the South Eastern region to encourage parents and guardians to stub it out and help protect their children from the harmful effects of smoking. Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness, premature death and health inequality throughout Northern Ireland. This initiative aims to encourage adults not to smoke near schools gates in order to:

Public Health Agency

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Community Based services for Young People who are identified as having Substance Misuse difficulties

 Organisations awarded:       

This contract has been awarded to the following organisations who will deliver the services in their specific lot areas:

Public Health Agency

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Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults and Family Members Affected by Substance Misuse

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This contract has been awarded to the following organisations who will deliver the services in their specific lot areas:

Public Health Agency

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Provision of Support, Care, Facilitation and Harm Reduction Services for People who are misusing Substances (Low Threshold Services)

Organisations awarded:       

This contract has been awarded to the following organisations who will deliver programmes in their specific lot areas:

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Therapeutic Services for Children, Young People and Families Affected by Parental Substance Misuse

Organisations awarded:       

This contract has been awarded to the following organisations who will deliver the services in their specific lot areas:

Barnardo's Northern Ireland:     Belfast HSCT & South Eastern HSCT