FUNDING NOTIFICATION

The Public Health Agency (PHA), have identified
non-recurring funding to address the themes of
Suicide Prevention, Self-Harm and Drugs and
Alcohol misuse, and have asked the CLEAR project
to facilitate this process on their behalf and in
conjunction with the Western Health and
Social Care Trust.

As such the CLEAR project are inviting community
and voluntary sector organisations to apply for non-recurring awards to address the outlined themes. Non Profit taking statutory or education sector organisations can also apply for Award One grants (i.e. non-recurring awards up to £1,000).

• View / Download Guidance notes
• Award one application form (grants up to £1,000)
• Award two Application form (grants form £1,000 - £10,000)
For further details please contact CLEAR Project Manger

The CLEAR Project recently launched, “CLEAR Standards and Quality Assessment Framework for Community and Voluntary Sector Organisations”.

This document sets out the minimum quality standard to which community and voluntary organisations should work to in terms of:

• Governance Structures
• Service User Involvement
• Privacy and Confidentiality
• Knowledge and Skills
• Service Delivery

It also seeks to enable us to provide assurances on the high standards of service provision in the Western Health Trust Area.

As a means of assuring others of the high standards of service provision locally, the CLEAR Project are asking community and voluntary groups to voluntarily assess their organisation and its service(s) using the document and submit a copy of the assessment to the CLEAR project. For more details please click HERE.

View / Download Guidance Notes
View / Download Action Plan
View / Download Registration form

For more details or copy of the CLEAR Standards please contact the CLEAR project Manager.

To date 26 community and voluntary sector organisations have self-assed their services against the CLEAR standards.Please click here for further details....

Training & Development Opportunities

CLEAR offers a range of development and capacity building training & development opportunities to community and voluntary organisations who operate in the West of the province.

During the 2010/ 2011 financial year 529 training places were availed of through the CLEAR project. This included a range of generic programmes and those aimed at counsellors. This range of training & development opportunities designed to assist organisations meet specific requirements outlined within the CLEAR Standards. A further 142 people attend the suicide,self-harm and alcohol seminar in November 2010. Training to date has included:

SafeTALK* Mental Health First Aid Self-Harm awareness training Sexual Orientation Awareness Training Confidentiality and Record Keeping Data Protection Referral Procedures Assessment Training (for counsellors) Managing Anger (for counsellors) Working with children (for counsellors) Young People Matter (for counsellors)

* Any organisations wishing to access safeTALK training should contact the CLEAR project manager

For information regarding training provided by the CLEAR Project please contact the Project Manager

How to sign post / make a referral?

The CLEAR Project have devised a best practice guide to support community and voluntary organisations when sign-posting / referring service users to other services. This best practice guide supports the CLEAR Standards which highlight the need for sign-posting and / or referring to other services or interventions as a means of ensuring increased access to appropriate services for people when they need them, where they need.
To receive your (free) copy of this best practice guide please contact the CLEAR Project Manager