AQW 40493/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of hubs, and associated projects, in East Londonderry, as part of the Delivering Social Change Early Intervention Transformation Programme.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 9 January 2015

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Tabled
9 January 2015
Answer due by
26 January 2015
Answered
23 January 201514 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

Family Support Hubs have not been developed under the Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP). They are supported under a separate Delivering Social Change Signature Programme. While not developed under the EITP they will be integral to it. In addition, under Workstream Two of the EITP, an Early Intervention Service aligned to Family Support Hubs will be established, which will provide one-to-one evidence-based support through a consistent regional model. It is important to note that Family Support Hubs are not organised on the basis of Parliamentary constituencies. Constituents within East Londonderry are served by four Family Support Hubs as follows:

The Waterside Family Support Hub co-ordinated at the Ebrington Centre covers the Claudy Ward of the East Londonderry constituency;

The Strabane Family Support Hub based at the Strabane Family Centre covers the Banagher Ward;

The Dry Arch Family Support Hub, based in Dungiven, covers Gresteel, Ballykelly, Glack, Dungiven, Magilligan, Roeside, Greystone, Aghanloo, Forest, Upper Glenshane, Feeny, the Highlands, Enagh, Coolesan and Rathbrady; and

The Coleraine, Ballymoney and Moyle Family Support Hub, based in Antrim, serves the Wards of Castlerock, Strand, Portstewart, Atlantic, Hopefield, Royal Portrush, Dundooan, Dunluce, Agivey, Kilrea, Garvagh, Ringsend, Macosquin, University, Ballysally, Cross Glebe, Central, Mountsandel, Knocklynn, The Cuts, Churchland, and Waterside.

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