early years

NI’s Family Nurse Partnership success inspires international interest A delegation of midwives and government officials from Latvia have visited Northern Ireland to learn from the longstanding and successful delivery of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme. Introduced in Northern Ireland in 2010, the Family Nurse Partnership is an evidence-based home visiting programme that supports first time young mothers—typically aged 19 and under—from early pregnancy until their child reaches two years of age. Funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and delivered by specially trained family

The Public Health Agency (PHA) was delighted to welcome Mary Gordon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Roots of Empathy (ROE) Canada to Strandtown Primary School for a very special visit during World Empathy Week to see first-hand the programme being delivered to children across Northern Ireland. Empathy is described as the ability to take on another person’s perspective, to understand, feel, share and respond to their experience. The Roots of Empathy programme reflects this perfectly. Roots of Empathy is funded by the PHA and co-ordinated by local health trusts working closely