Larne Well-Being Hub

29/09/2025

Larne friends, we’re running a safeTALK training near you on Friday 17th October!

Join us at Larne YMCA for this half-day course, open to anyone aged 18+ who works or volunteers with children, young people, or young adults in community or school settings.

SafeTALK equips participants to:

💛Talk about su***de safely
💛Recognise signs of suicidal thoughts
💛 Practice supportive conversations
💛Connect individuals with life-saving intervention resources

Spaces are limited – sign up today: https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/safeTALKLarneYMCA

12/09/2025

11/09/2025

📣 ATHENA PROJECT – REFERRALS NOW OPEN 💙

Are you, or someone you know, impacted by violence against women and girls (VAWG)?

The Athena Project is here to offer compassionate, trauma-informed support to anyone affected.

💠 Counselling Pathways
(our only open counselling pathway at this time for those impacted by VAWG)

💠 Listening Ear & Signposting Service
A warm, non-judgemental space to talk and receive guidance - especially helpful if you’re not ready for counselling.

📩 To refer or find out more, contact us: larnewbh@yahoo.com

This project is delivered in partnership with:
🌿 Larne Well-Being Hub | Breakthrough NI | Echo Trauma & Family Centre | Larne Community Care Centre

💙 You are not alone. We are here to listen, support, and stand with you.

&EastAntrimCouncil

09/09/2025

🌿 Still a few places left! 🌿

Our free 4 day Trauma-Informed Training for supporting those impacted by violence against women and girls is filling up fast - but we still have a few spaces available.

This training is perfect for anyone wanting to develop skills in safe, compassionate and effective community support - whether you are a volunteer, community worker or simply passionate about making a difference.

✨ What you’ll get:
• A clear understanding of trauma and its impact on body & mind
• An understanding of Internal Family Systems and Sensorimotor body-based work
• Practical tools for supporting those impacted by violence
• Confidence in listening, responding and signposting safely
• A certificate of completion for your training portfolio
• Connection with a community of people committed to ending violence

📅 Training begins this month at the Larne Well-Being Hub.
📩 To register, send us a message or email larnewbh@yahoo.com

Let’s build a community where safety, compassion and healing are possible. 💙

07/09/2025

🚨Training dates moved! 🚨

Tomorrow’s training date has been postponed. We are moving the start to next Monday 15th. A catch up date will be offered for those who are unable to attend some of the new dates.

Training will now be on Monday/Wednesday mornings - 15th&17th; 22nd&24th Sept.

Apologies for the inconvenience. We still have a few spaces left for our training, so there’s still time to apply.

We are always very grateful of the support we receive from volunteers.

Our referral pathway for the Athena Project is OPEN already. If you have been impacted by violence against women & girls and need support, get in touch. We have:
1) A monthly group support
2) listening ear/support service for those who need to know info on the next steps or what supports are out there
3) counselling pathways (for adults, children & young people)
4) A monthly action group, where community voices can be heard (there will be one for adults and young people)
If you need support or want to get involved. In making a change, drop us an email with your details.

05/09/2025

LAST CALL: Athena Volunteer Training starts Monday morning (8 Sept) 🚨

We’re filling the final spots for our trauma-informed training for the Athena Project - a support service for those impacted by violence against women and girls (VAWG).

This training is also open to volunteer counsellors and will include insight to IFS & Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

What you’ll get:
• Trauma-informed training provided (complete 4 sessions in order; you can mix midweek/weekend dates if it allows for all 4 parts of the training to be covered)
• Certificate on completion (CPD hours for counsellors)
• Ongoing support and supervision with the Larne Well-Being Hub team

Who we’re looking for:
• Compassionate, reliable adults who can commit to training and a regular volunteer slot
• Good listeners who care about safety, dignity and community

How to apply:
• Email your CV / short expression of interest to larnewbh@yahoo.com
• (Email preferred - we don’t have a receptionist)
• Places are limited so book ASAP

Let’s build a safer, more supported community together. 💙

03/09/2025

We need your support!

We are taking on more volunteers to provide our service for those impacted by violence against women and girls.

We have the following training dates coming up, so if you are available to complete the training and would like to volunteer, please send your CV and expression of interest to larnewbh@yahoo.com

Volunteers will provide listening ear and signposting support.
We are also accepting expressions of interest for volunteer clinical placements.
All volunteers will be provided with free specialised trauma informed training delivered by Breakthrough Counselling NI

All 4 dates need to be completed before volunteering. We have set a midweek training option and a weekend option.

Training dates:
Monday 8th Sept: 9:30 - 1:30pm
Wednesday 10th Sept: 9:30 - 1pm
Monday 15th Sept: 9:30 - 1pm
Wednesday 17th Sept: 9:30 - 1pm

Saturday 13th Sept: 12-4pm
Sunday 14th Sept: 10 - 1:30pm
Saturday 27th Sept: 12 - 3:30pm
Sunday 28th Sept: 10 - 1:30pm

03/09/2025

🌿 ANNOUNCEMENT: The Athena Project is LIVE 🌿

We’re proud to officially launch The Athena Project - a trauma-informed initiative designed to support women and girls impacted by violence in our community.

This project will offer:
🟣 Listening Ear & Signposting Support
🟣 Community-based Peer Support & Action Groups
🟣 Specialist Trauma-Informed Training for volunteers
🟣 Safe pathways to healing & empowerment

We are deeply grateful to Northern Ireland Executive and Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for supporting this vital work through the Change Fund - Ending Violence Against Women & Girls Framework.

The Athena Project will be delivered in partnership with:
🤝 Breakthrough Counselling NI
🤝 ECHO Project - ReFraming Our Journeys
🤝 Larne Community Care Centre

Together, we are committed to building safety, connection and change from the ground up.
Because every woman and girl deserves to feel seen, heard, and safe. 💜

If you have been impacted by violence against women and girls and would like to access our trauma informed counselling, monthly support group, monthly community action group or our listening ear/signposting service - please email larnewbh@yahoo.com for more info

01/09/2025

Thank you to the Orton Gillingham Online Academy for this awesome graphic!

28/08/2025

✨ Something new is coming to Larne Well-Being Hub… ✨

We’ve been working quietly behind the scenes on a project that means a lot to us and to our community. 💙

It’s about connection.
It’s about safety.
It’s about voices being heard.
It’s about hope.

We can’t say too much just yet — but we can say this:
A new chapter is on the horizon… and we’ll need your support to bring it to life for our community. 🌿

Stay tuned. 👀 Please share.

24/08/2025

‼️🚨 Non Funded Referrals are Closed for Adults 🚨‼️

We’ve now reached full capacity for our no-cost adult referrals and sadly need to pause intake for the time being. Anyone who is already on the list will be seen, and we will be in touch as soon as we can. We also have our drop still open on a Tuesday morning for mental health support and connection.

This is not a decision we make lightly. We are a volunteer-led charity with no external funding for counselling. Every counselling session is provided by therapists who donate their time and skills to support our community. We are deeply grateful for them.

We will reopen the list fully as soon as we can. And as always, we will open the list based on any new funding streams - these will have fixed criteria.

To keep going, we do have donation-based referral pathways still open. Suggested donations per session are:

💙 £5–£15
💙 £15–£25
💙 £25–£50

Donations are flexible and based on what you can manage - but even a small contribution helps us keep doors open, support more people, and reduce waiting lists.

👉 By paying what you can, you’re not just funding your own session - you’re helping someone else in the community access vital support too.

Please share so more people understand the reality of sustaining services like ours. Together, we can keep support available.

06/05/2025

✨🌻 Booking open 🌻✨

Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland , we are running our funded 4-week course starting Sunday 18th May in the hub. The following 3-weeks will move to Saturday. Please email larnewbh@yahoo.com to book your child(rens)s place.

This short course helps children to understand how their feelings, body and brain interact. Children will learn new ways to notice their feelings and how to help them through movement, play and crafts. Aimed at primary school aged children, approximately 7-10years of age.