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Barnardo's are there to help children, young people and families affected by Covid-19 from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. -
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If you are aged over 50 Age UK North Yorkshire & Darlington are offering a hot food service to those in need. -
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If you have been made redundant or have been placed on furlough as a result of the pandemic Learning & Skills offer courses that can help you to upskill and diversify your employability skills. -
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'The Bee Tree Community' are offering free Zoom Support Groups for people affected by loneliness and isolation during lockdown. -
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Our local MP Peter Gibson took the time to share a special message with Youthwatch Darlington following the announcement of being 'Highly Commended' at this year's Healthwatch Awards 2020. -
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This week we held our virtual Annual General Meeting, for anyone that didn't attend you can watch the video here to find out about our work, hear about our volunteers and reflect on our achievements from the last 12 months. -
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This confidential support line has been set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help health and care, education, police, fire and prison service staff across the North East and Cumbria to cope. -
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Step Forward Tees Valley are still working through the pandemic to support people into work or training. They provide free voluntary support that won’t impact any benefits for those 29+ and out of work. -
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Care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests from Monday 23rd November, the government has announced. -
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The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority have relaunched the Buy Local Tees Valley website -as the Christmas shopping season begins. -
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The NHS is providing a new and more convenient way for you to access urgent care from the 1 December. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones. -
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Darlington Borough Council share the autumn term edition of the 11 - 19 Practitioner Newsletter. -
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Groundwork are currently offering 1-1 walks with one of their friendly members of staff. -
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Lose The Blues is an event with Darlington Mind's DeCaf and North Yorkshire Sport which challenges people to run or walk during the month of January to improve their mental and physical health. -
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust share information about new support for cancer patients in Darlington. -
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Children, young people, parents and carers tell us what they think contributes to poor mental wellbeing of young people including the changes they would like to see to improving the provision of mental health information across the town. -
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The Arcus Support Line will be open on Christmas Day 10am till 10pm, you can call them about anything and speak to one of their trained counsellors.
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The CQC are carrying out a survey so they can hear the experiences of people who have had a DNACPR or had one reviewed, since the start of the pandemic in March. -
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One Voice Darlington a network of local churches is organising Drive in Carols. The Drive In Carol Service is taking place at Teesside International Airport on Sunday 20th December. -
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MHNE share their latest bulletin and information about where people can go for support over this difficult period. -
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Have you, or has a family member or close friend been in hospital due to COVID-19? This will have been a stressful time for all of you - but how can you recover from this? -
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Carers UK has welcomed the inclusion of unpaid carers in the publication of new COVID vaccination advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published on 30th December 2020. -
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Throughout the pandemic Sarah Furness a Wellness Co-ordinator at Anchor care homes has been producing ‘Embrace’ – ‘a hug’ in the form of a mini magazine for their care home residents. She has now shared it so that other people can enjoy it. -
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The England Illegal Money Lending Team share the winter edition of the Stop Loan Sharks Newsletter, read about a smartphone app which has been launched to make it quicker and easier for people to report loan sharks and access support.
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Following the announcement that England is now in a national lockdown, to control the virus and protect the NHS. The following up to date information could be useful for you and your family or somebody you know. -
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An Infant Feeding Specialist from the Darlington 0-19 Growing Healthy Team will be running a Virtual Antenatal Group via Microsoft Teams to discuss infant feeding with a focus on Breastfeeding.
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Together for Better - Darlington Parent Carer Forum along with SENDIASS Darlington will be hosting a series of new online information sessions for parent/carers of children with Special Educational Needs (SEND) -
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Live Well North East share a brand new virtual timetable to support community wellbeing and mental health. -
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Michelle shares her Covid-19 experience when unfortunately she became unwell in October 2020 unexpectedly with the virus. We also hear about why the new asymptomatic community testing taking place in Darlington is so important. -
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Diabetes UK share an update on key information and support now available in relation to coronavirus and the impact on services including 'Your diabetes care during coronavirus' and new advice for people 'Preparing for remote appointments'. -
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Darlington Dementia Advice & Support Team share their latest Newsletter, information on their new Carer’s course, an updated local services dementia directory for those affected by dementia and their most recent service referral form. -
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Concessionary bus pass holders in Darlington are being asked to come forward with details of any changes to their personal details as the council prepares for the renewal of around 14,000 passes which are set to expire at the end of March 2021. -
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Divya Chadha Manek from the UK Vaccine Taskforce addresses their concerns in English. For those who may not have English as a first language, doctors have also answered the questions in five languages: Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil and Urdu.
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North East Autism Society have a virtual support hub available for parent, carers and their family members offering zoom webinars, LIVE Q & A sessions and virtual support group sessions. -
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Friends and families of prisoners in north east prisons are invited to join upcoming virtual Visitors Voice group meetings, organised by Nepacs, taking place for prisons in the north east. -
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SignHealth are a unique service in England that provides support to Deaf people who are experiencing or having witnessed domestic abuse. They are a diverse team of qualified Deaf IDVAs that support clients over 16yrs of any gender or sexuality. -
Mental Health North East - Young Peoples Newsletter and Women's Conference 100 Years Progress Report
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Mental Health North East (MHNE) share two publications, the winter edition of their Reach Out North East Newsletter produced completely by young people and children and 100 years of progress Women's Conference Report. -
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An online event has been arranged for Children’s Mental Health Week to take place next week LIVE on Facebook for families, young people and professionals in Darlington. -
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The latest update from VONNE for the VCSE sector across the North East, read the latest research on the impact of Covid, meet VONNE's new faces and more.
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Routes to Work share their most recent newsletter which includes news that the programme has been extended for another year due to its success and will now offer support to unemployed people across the region until 31st March 2022. -
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This guide explains about the COVID-19 vaccination, who is eligible and who needs to have the vaccine to protect them from coronavirus (COVID-19). -
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For Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week, Kooth is excited to unveil its “Don’t Do It Alone” campaign, designed to encourage open conversations around mental health so children and young people know they are not alone with their struggles. -
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Groundswell has produced a short guide about the COVID-19 vaccination for people who are homeless which gives some information about the vaccine and the vaccination process. -
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Diabetes UK share their latest update, there's lots of helpful information including When Your Child Is Newly Diagnosed With Type 1 - Virtual Q&A Session, download their guide to moving more or challenge yourself with FakeAway Feb. -
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Age UK North Yorkshire and Darlington have a FREE online chair based Yoga class starting on Monday afternoons. -
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Darlington Primary Care Network share an update about the vaccine for those who are shielding and remind people that they can choose to have their vaccine locally. -
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The campaign will run across Durham & Darlington FM from February 15th, and aims to reach sexual violence survivors who due to lockdown may not be aware of the charity and the range of services it provides – especially its telephone Helpline. -
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Hear from a range of experts from South Asian backgrounds including hospital consultants, GPs and those with other expertise in the field, including spread of disease and immune responses and how they have been working through the pandemic.