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The Health Minister visits Western Trust and meets with Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme participants

The Health Minister Mike Nesbitt visited Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) and met with Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme participants. Watch a video from the visit https://vimeo.com/981981659/6f2b89217a?share=copy About the programme: The programme provides support from early pregnancy until the child is two years old, parents are offered intensive and structured home visiting, delivered by specially trained ‘family nurses’. In doing so the programme hopes to bring about huge benefits such as readiness for school, improved educational achievement and a reduction in anti

This booklet is full of practical tips and information on managing stress and achieving and maintaining positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. It also contains a useful list of helpful local organisations and websites. The booklet targets first year students at university and further and higher education colleges as the transition from school to further education can be a very stressful time.

Family Nurse Partnership

  • FNP is a voluntary preventive programme for teenage mothers.
  • FNP offers intensive and structured home visiting, delivered by specially trained ‘family nurses’, from early pregnancy until the child is two.
  • The aim of FNP is to improve the health and wellbeing of our most disadvantaged families and children, and to prevent social exclusion.
  • This poster highlights the fact that mental health problems are more common than most people think and encourages anyone who may be feeling down or unable to cope to talk to a friend, family member or doctor.

    This leaflet outlines the signs of poor mental health and suggests steps that people can take to promote good mental health. It advises people to talk to someone if they feel that they may have a mental health problem.