Darlington Xtra

During this episode we meet with Rebecca from Darlington College to discuss their supported internship programme, and speak with Andrew & Meadow who are current interns working for Amazon.

For further information on Supported Internships contact Rebecca - [email protected] 

Darlington College

Healthwatch Darlington is your local independent health and social care champion. If you use GPs and hospitals, dentists, pharmacies, care homes or other support services, Healthwatch Darlington want to hear about your experiences. As an independent organisation delivering statutory duties, they have the power to make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers listen to your feedback and improve standards of care.

For further information visit the website: Healthwatch Darlington

As part of Children's Practice Week 2025 which is focusing on Domestic Abuse- Sharon, Deborah and Margaret discuss The Moving Forwards Project ran by Helen Miley.

The programme uses workbooks to help workers understand and to offer meaningful support to victims. The training consists of 2 non consecutive days followed by a post course impact analysis & virtual check in. There are also additional sessions: The Children's Journey and Challenging Behaviour. 

Domestic Abuse - Darlington Borough Council

Domestic Abuse - Darlington Xtra

The Moving Forward Project 

Kay and Charlotte discuss their job roles, and the responsibilities the Housing Contact Team have. The team are the first point of contact for customers, responding to around 5500 phone calls a month all of which have various queries the team respond to.

Visit the Darlington Borough Council Housing Facebook page-

https://www.facebook.com/DBCHousing

The Peer Mentoring Project supports children & young people in and around Darlington. Each of our peer mentors have their own care experiences and stories enabling them to support others, give advice and guidance and act as role models.

Charlotte & Martin discuss 'Virtual Memory Box' - a new project launched in Darlington to support life story work.

In this episode we meet Karen, Marie & Louise, who discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Provider and Day Services in Darlington that they manage.

You can learn more about the different settings discussed in the podcast here - Darlington BC - Our Services

Louise discusses her research area- 'ADHD in Adults' and how she became involved in the Experts in Practice Project.

Olivia, Joanne, Andrea & Amanda discuss the importance of the 'Eyes on the Baby' training project to raise awareness on SUDI Prevention.  

Training -

•  Darlington Safeguarding Board - Eyes on the Baby Training - Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) Prevention

Further Details -

• RCM and Lullaby Trust join forces to support reduction in sudden infant deaths - Royal College of Midwives
• What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? - The Lullaby Trust
• Making Every Contact Count (MECC)

Contact - 

• [email protected]

Lindsey discusses why she wanted to become an Expert in Practice, and why she chose 'Autism in Older Adults' as her area to research.