Donegal Domestic Violence Services - DDVS

Our new TLC KIDZ Program Kicks off today for our next group of amazing young people.
Session 1 getting to know you.
Our Mothers group started last week delighted and honoured to be part of the journey of recovery. Cx

15 of our ladies enjoyed a fantastic workshop, delivered by the fabulous Mirenda Rosenburg, where we discussed how to protect our peace, identifying our personal rights and learning how to set and maintain our boundaries. While the ladies engaged in their workshop, the children enjoyed some sensory play time with Let's Mess Donegal! Great way to spend the morning!

The Parenting Platform - A one stop destination for raising Happy, Healthy Children. Lots of valuable information for parents with more content being added daily. Please use the QR code below to access!

Our ladies enjoyed another great morning doing some spinning, some weights, and of course some DANCING with the amazing Fitness Lk as part of our Community Engagement Programme. Well done everyone!

May be of use as children can at times find it difficult to settle in new schools.

Supporting Young People to Understand and Manage Anxiety Parents will be given an insight into how to recognise anxiety in their young person and be provided with strategies to support them.

Please take a moment to watch this 4 part series of short films that impact the lives of the victim of violent behaviour- the aggressor -the victim’s parents and the person who records the incident for social media.
The ‘We Don’t Want This’ campaign launched in Donegal last week to raise awareness and how it impacts the lives of those involved and their families. 💔

We Don't Want This North Central Donegal Child and Family Support Network have created these four short videos as part of a campaign to Raise Awareness of th...

A big congratulations to two of our ladies who received their nail course certifications this weekend as part of our community engagement programme.
Well done ladies! 👏👏

Manager, Dr Marie Hainsworth and Children Services Co-ordinator Cathy Dill at the launch of at Century Cinema this afternoon.

The ‘We Don’t Want This’ campaign launches in Donegal this week with a series of videos to raise awareness of the increase in youth violence being recorded on mobile phones and shared across social media platforms and how they impact those involved and their families.

Our ladies had a lovely relaxing morning at yoga..Hope to see you all again! 🥰

"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self." The Bhagavad Gita 🙌

Thank you to Veronica at Optum Ireland for kindly donating these lovely care packages! These generous care packages are very much appreciated and will be a lovely gift for our women.
Thank you so much 💕

Fancy joining us on a trip to Oakfield Park?

FRIDAY 30th August
LEAVING Ozanam Community Centre Dunfanaghy at 10 AM
COST: €35 per person - to include,

- Transport there and back (Paid for by DLDC)
- Entry to the park
- Refreshments on arrival,
- Train around park,
- Guided Garden tour,
- Main course lunch
- After Lunch musical entertainment
- Return bus to Dunfanaghy for 6 pm

Booking essential - payment required in advance
Once payment has been recieved your place will be confirmed.

To Book a place or make additional enquiries please contact the Office Landline on: 0749136548
Office Mobile on: 0830730714


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An Taoiseach Simon Harris, Minister Roderic O’Gorman, and Minister of State Anne Rabbitte, have today announced the publication of the Autism Innovation Strategy.
 
Read the full press release at: Gov.ie/dcediy

Donegal FRCs are delighted to be leading out on this Family Fun Festival which takes place in Glenveagh national park on Sunday 8th September.

This event, which has been organised and funded under the HSE Connecting For Life banner and organised in conjunction with Glenveagh National Park, with wide support from our interagency partners, Donegal Springboard Family Support Service, DLDC, Donegal Intercultural Platform, Health Ireland Healthy Ireland It has been a long time in the planning, but I think we are finally getting there.

The event is essentially, an information and wellness day, for individuals and families to coincide with World Su***de Prevention Day which takes place on the 10th of September and with Green Ribbon Month which runs throughout September.

On the day we will have a range of: Information stands highlighting services and supports available throughout Donegal; WEB of life workshop facilitated by Joanne Lindsay Butler; 2 introductory talks on WELLBEING in NATURE with Aisling Redmond - Letting Nature Lead; 4 km Green Ribbon Walk to the castle; Scavanger hunt;; Trail of thought enroute to the castle; Food tasters to support our Eating for mental Health information stand; Music from celloist Laura McFadden - Musician and a goal setting exercise with Bill Vaughan The Tree of Intention. PLEASE NOTE that The event is FREE and open to all. Please come along, show your support and become familiar with the supports available in your county to support mental health and wellbeing. Family Resource Centre National Forum

Here's to all our young people getting their leaving certificate results today. Be very proud today as each and everyone of you have done your best.

Our ladies enjoyed a wonderful morning out at a soap making workshop! We worked on many different soft skills which will help in every day activities and situations, wile having fun with one another and making amazing smelling soaps! 🙌

Great children’s session this morning with Rosenburg! We worked on building our children’s confidence and empowering them to not let anyone else label them…the only one who can label you is YOU! The children all told the group their favourite things about themselves in a LOUD and CONFIDENT voice! So proud of everyone!

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Thanks to Let's Mess Donegal for the messy play over the last two mornings. Not sure who had more fun Mums or Children.💜💜 Cx

A fun day out with the alpacas - thanks to the Sport4Empowerment project

Tori Towey 'so relieved' to be back in Ireland Irish woman Tori Towey has said she is "so relieved" to be back in Ireland following her ordeal in Dubai.

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