BELONG A family support programme promoting a sense of belonging for black & minority ethnic children through: • Cultural Confidence & Competence • Anti-Bullying & Anti-Racial Bullying • Education
BELONG Beginnings • Southern Area Children & Young People’s Committee • Working Group on the Rights and Needs of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Children and Young People • Improving outcomes for BME Children and Young People through early intervention
Underpinning Concepts • Interagency Approach • Early Intervention • Ecological Model (NI Family Support & Whole Child) • Explicit focus on Children’s Rights
BELONG Believes… “Unless we put children & young people, and in particular those that have been historically excluded, at the centre of our service, our development goals will continue to evade us.”
A Need to BELONG • Harter’s Scale of Self -Perception • Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale • Adapted version of Anderson, Butcher & Conroy’s ‘Belonging to an After School Programme’ • Olweus Bullying Scale • Resilience Scale (Wagnild & Young)
Children’s Perspectives What helps? What hinders? • Friends/supportive • Discrimination/racism/ community sectarianism • Family/parents • Drugs/alcohol/smoking/ health • Play (including Sports/Arts) • Criticism/low self-esteem • Education/school/ • Bullying/peer pressure teachers • Violence/abuse • Self-esteem/confidence • Money
Social Determinants of Health & Well-being among Young People • Communication with parents • Peer friendships and contact • School Experiences = Need for programmes to involve multiple social contexts
“A Bit of Peace”
Promoting a sense of belonging Reduce Bullying Increase Build Resilience Participation
Work with Children • Hear My Voice – rights based creative arts programme addressing cultural confidence; diversity awareness; anti-bullying; action • We R U – youth participation programme with ‘majority’ and ‘minority’ groups working in parallel towards integrated activity • Additional Educational Support
Work with Parents • Workshops on Anti-Bullying and Parental Advocacy • Rights-based Information , practical support & guidance on education, bullying, participation • Ongoing engagement and consultation • Education & Learning Support
Work with Schools, Youth & Community Groups • Training on: children’s rights; racial bullying awareness; cultural competence; inclusive practice; diversity awareness • Teaching Resources: anti-bullying; assessing external learning & skills • BELONG Charter project for youth & community groups
Strategic Work • Representation on CYPSP bodies • Children’s Rights Implementation Group at NICCY • NI Anti-Bullying Forum membership • Input to OFMDFM for UNCRC monitoring and reporting processes • Partnership work with Parenting NI • AP Grantee Network
BELONG BELONG Programme Office Community Support Centre 64 Main Street, Coalisland BT71 4NB www.belongni.org deirdre@belongni.org Tel:028 87741960
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