Divert Project Launch New Services in Limavady

Thursday 09 August 2007

Thursday 09 August 2007

11.00am

12.00

Roe Valley Leisure Centre-Greystone Road- Limavady

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Event

The Divert Project provides alcohol and drug education, prevention and early intervention services within the Foyle Trust Area.

The services fall into three main categories.

Parents & Carers 6-Week Programme (CHATS)

This programme includes the following programmes:

• Voices with Choices
• Parent/Carer’s Mentoring Programme
• Health Promoting Activities
• Emerging Issues Programme
• One-One Support.

PATHS Vulnerable Young Person's Project

This project includes the following prgrammes:

• Information & Education Programme
  This programme encourages young people to indentify the relationship between their current situation and the use of substances.
• Lifestyles programme
  This programme assists young people to identify how they can affect positive change regarding their substance using situation within the context of their own lives.
• Life Changers Programme
  This promotes the process of identifying life changers that will offer young people a different view of the world. The young people will use these life changers events/goals as a means of moving beyond their current substance using situation.

Children of Drug & Alcohol Using Parents Project

This project aims to provide respite and time out for children/young people aged 4-17 who are suffering as a result of parents or family members alcohol or drug use. It includes the following programmes:

• Creative Play
  A programme to give children the opportunity to express their feelings, emotions and experiences in a fun and safe way. Activities include; arts and crafts; drama; dance; music; story telling etc.
• Norm Programme
  A programme designed to provide children with normal day to day activities. Activities include; cinema trips; football match trips; bowling alley trip etc.
• Health Promoting Programme
  An 8 week programme made up of 8 outdoor activities to promote fun and health in children.
• Hidden Harm Training for Professionals
  A 2 hr awareness session designed to provide increase the awareness of teachers, community/youth workers etc. around the concept of Hidden Harm.
• Life Skills Programme
  A programme designed for children who are taking on an adult role at home, to equip them with skills to make their day to day lives easier. Activities include; basic cooking; hygiene; staying safe etc…
• Personal & Social Development
  A programme designed to provide awareness to children / young people on issues such as sexual health; drug and alcohol awareness; self esteem etc. One to one support is provided with all aspects of the Divert Programmes.

Outdoor activities

Supporting all of the outlined projects is a full programme of outdoor activities.

• Canoeing
• Kayaking
• Rock Climbing
• Bouldering
• Survival Training
• Gorge walks
• Football
• Health Promoting Activities
• Orienteering etc…

More information

Any further information please contact:

Deborah Cross
Divert Project Co-ordinator
t: 02871 269327
e: divert@freederry.org