FIRE SAFETY CHECKS
A Home Fire Safety Check is a visit to your home to provide advice on how to stay safe from fire.
- Is anyone aged 50 or older?
- Does anyone have a disability or impaired mobility – (includes people who have an impairment or health condition that would impact on their ability to acknowledge or respond to an emergency in the home)
- Referral from an Agency or the occupant receives assistance from a visiting Agency on a regular basis to help with day-to-day tasks?
COMMUNITY RESCUE SERVICE
Helping Keep Our Communities Safe!
The Community Rescue Service are a Charitable Search & Rescue Organisation operated by volunteers from communities across Northern Ireland.
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PAGE TO REPORT AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. RING 999 OR 112
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Crisis Intervention
The Community Crisis Intervention Service (CCIS), is a community-led initiative, which responds to individuals who are observed to be in distress and potentially vulnerable, and who may be at risk of suicidal behaviour.
Tel: 028 71 262 300
STRABANE SERVICE
Extern CCIS operate a drop-in service the last Friday of every month @ The Hub, Greater Ballycolman community Centre, Ballycolman Estate, Strabane.
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Freedom Project
The Freedom Project is 3-year trauma, substance, recovery and mental health project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). This project will develop a peer support network through community collaboration to promote self-advocacy, develop knowledge and support life-style changes for individuals, families and communities.
By engaging with individuals and groups across various cross-community settings within the Derry City and Strabane District Council area, we aim to foster resilience and a deeper understanding of managing mental health issues, substance use, and alcohol-related challenges throughout different stages of life.
Community
Safety Patrols
Our volunteers provide a community safety patrol on a Friday and Saturday evening. These patrols are to ensure the health and well-being of local residents as they enjoy the social aspects of the town.
We also monitor and check the operational availability of the towns Defibs & Water life saving equipment.
FOYLE DRUG & ALCOHOL FORUM
The Forum’s vision is to reduce the harm associated with alcohol and drug misuse within the Western Trust area.
Western Connections Service facilitates 3 Drug and Alcohol Forums based in Foyle, Omagh and Fermanagh, covering the whole of the Western Trust Area.
The Forum’s were established in 2003 with the aim of reducing Drug and Alcohol related harm in the community. The primary goal of the Forums is to enhance Drug and Alcohol Services by strengthening partnerships, and working in collaboration with a range of key agencies to create a community mobilisation approach in tackling drug and alcohol issues at a local level.
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
NHIP focuses its work on three priority themes linked to the public health strategic framework, ‘Making Life Better’. The themes are:-
- Reducing the number of people who are obese or overweight
- Improving mental health & wellbeing and reduction in self harm and suicide
- Maximising collaboration to tackle determinants of health
We’re here to help!
We want to know your concerns so that we can seek a fit for purpose solution. Let us know what you need and we’ll do our best to signpost you to the correct agency.