Healthy Living Centre
Overview
The Resurgam Healthy Living Centre (rhlc) is a member of the Healthy Living Centre Alliance (Improving Health – Healthy Living Centre Alliance (hlcalliance.org) one of 28 Healthy Living Centres across Northern Ireland.
We support people with a wide range of health and wellbeing needs. We believe in a no wrong door approach, so if you come to us through the door, on the phone, through social media or when we are out and about we will listen to you and support you to find the help that you need. We are supported by funding from the Public Health Agency.
If you would like to see if we can help you or your family please contact us or you can complete our enquiry form
Contacts
Healthy Living Manager
Gillian Lewis gillian.lewis@resurgamtrust.co.uk or 07710394983
General enquires
healthylivingcentre@resurgamtrust.co.uk or 028 92 528233
Our Impact
We have had a large impact in the communities we serve in the last 12 months
counselling sessions provided
volunteer hours in the last 12 months
visitors to the community fridge in the last 12 months
people have received therapy from our art, equine or connected kids therapeutic programmes
Social prescriptions our part time Social Prescriber issued
of people from engaging in our SEMM felt we had met their needs as much as we can help them
of people from engaging in our SEMM feel more confident in looking after their wellbeing
of people from engaging in our SEMM said they were aware of services and support available to help them
What people are saying...
South East Mind Matters (SEMM)
(SEMM) is a South East wide Health and Wellbeing Hub linking the 4 Healthy Living Centre in the South East Area. The Hub provides support to individuals (children, young people and adults), families and carers who are experiencing mental health issues or living with a mental health condition.
The funding for this programme ended in March 2024. We continue to provide some support through our contract with the Belfast Trust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHs) for Step 2 Counselling services and advice and support for children, young people and adults with particular focus on support those waiting for assessment or who are neurodiverse specifically with a diagnosis of Autism or ADHD.
We continue to work with our therapists including our Art Psychotherapists in bespoke programmes in order to engage with children and young people to support emotional regulation, address anxiety and other sensory issues they may be experiencing.
The SEMM project Poster Presentation was presented at the ‘Developing a Public Mental Health Approach – The Case for Prevention’ conference on Thursday 21st March 2024. Our work was also presented in an oral presentation to the International Conference on Integrated Care in Belfast in April 2024.
The Presentation entitled Trauma Informed Approaches to support the mental health of children, young people, families and adults. Please click here to view presentation.
Make Enquiry
Better Days Pain Support Programme
We deliver the award winning Better Days Pain support programme suitable for anyone who is living with chronic or persistent pain from whatever source. To find out more about the Better days programme – Improving Health – Pain Support (hlcalliance.org)
If you would like to speak to us about living with chronic pain please contact the Centre on 028 9252 8233.
In 2023, in a partnership with SEHSCT Healthcare in Prison Team and HMP Magilligan, we delivered a pilot programme testing the Better Days Pain Support programme for people living in prison who also have chronic pain conditions. The results from our pilot were presented in a poster presentation at the ICIC24 – 24th International Conference on Integrated Care, Belfast. Please click here to view.
To find a course that is suitable for you and to book your please click the button below.
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Rhlc Community Fridge
The Resurgam Healthy Living Centre Community Fridge based at LaganView Enterprise Centre opened in July 2022.
The RHLC Community Fridge is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 11am to 2pm. The RHLC Community Fridge is about reducing food waste so anyone can attend and will be made welcome. Please bring your own bag and a reusable cup if you want to join us for a hot drink.
We are currently part of the UK wide Community Fridge network run by HUBUB. You can find us or your nearest Fridge here Community Fridge Network (hubbub.org.uk)
If you would like to become one of the donators to our Community Fridge and help to reduce food waste find more information here and/or get in touch with gillian.lewis@resurgamtrust.co.uk
Please click on the link to see how our Community Fridge operates every Wednesday and Friday
Thank you to those business who currently support our RHLC Community Fridge through donations:
- Marks and Spencer’s
- Tesco
- Co-op
- Lidl
- Kentucky Fried Chicken
- Nando’s
Our Partnerships
As a member of the Integrated Care Partnership the RHLC helped to develop a resource to help Survivors of stroke their families and Carers to access support they might need. This resource was endorsed by the NI Stroke Network and can be downloaded by clicking the button below:
Find out moreWork with us
We have a number of positions available at The Resurgam Trust and with an array of company benefits we could be the right fit for you. See a full list of our opportunities.