Extern join with Intercomm and Northern Ireland Alternatives to promote better mental health and reduce the impact of substance and alcohol misuse Read more
Lady Mary Peters has taken part in a short series of powerful new videos by Extern highlighting the impact of suicide on the lives of people who are left behind. Read more
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Our office is staffed from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
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Danske Bank staff raise over £75,000 during pandemic to help support vulnerable families and young people Read more
Extern has launched a special ‘12 Days of Christmas’ campaign to help support anyone who may be experiencing issues such as poor mental health, problem drug or alcohol use, loneliness or family breakdown during the Christmas period. Read more
Extern has joined with Women’s Aid ABCLN to sign the White Ribbon Charter making the pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women Read more
Ulster Rugby is inviting rugby and quiz fans alike to take part in its first ever virtual Big Christmas Quiz in support of Extern on Friday 4 December at 7.30pm. Read more
Extern has become the first charity in Northern Ireland to be awarded the Bronze Diversity Mark by awarding body Diversity Mark NI for its commitment to Diversity and Inclusion. Read more
Extern welcome funding extension to our Community Crisis Intervention Service which will enable CCIS to continue to offer its life-saving supports to people across the city Read more
Leading social justice charity Extern has won a major local award for its work in developing future generations of social workers in Northern Ireland. Read more
This month we meet Deirdre Congdon (31), from Dublin, who joined Extern last November as Senior Human Resources Business Partner, and is now working alongside our teams in the Republic. Read more
Junior Ministers Gordon Lyons and Declan Kearney joined singer and actress Bronagh Gallagher and footballing hero Liam Coyle today (Friday, 26th June) to launch a new employability project in Derry-Londonderry. Read more
£32K funding extension to our Community Crisis Intervention Service will enable CCIS to continue to offer its life-saving supports to people across the city Read more
Ever thought about serving on a board in the third sector? Read more
Extern has launched two simple new online self-help guides aimed at helping people to better manage their mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
Two Door Cinema Club have today unveiled their cover of John Lennon’s ‘Isolation’ in an effort to raise funds for Ireland’s leading social justice charity, Extern. Read more
A new outdoor advertising campaign from local charity Extern NI launched across Northern Ireland this week thanks to the support of Danske Bank Read more
Extern has teamed-up with players and coaches from its official mental health charity partner, Ulster Rugby, to encourage people to look after their mental health during the coronavirus lockdown this April. Read more
A range of skills sets and roles are required, including reception and cleaning staff, as well as specialist supports such as support workers, healthcare workers, and night staff. All positions are paid roles. Read more
Our service users are the most important part of what we do, this month we meet Jamie Ford (19), who enjoyed working with our Janus programme so much that he is now volunteering with Extern. Read more
A joint project between Extern and Belfast City Council to tackle sectarianism among young people in Belfast has marked its first year in operation with a special ‘graduation’ ceremony. Read more
In Extern we understand only too well the personal ‘cliff edges’ that many of our most vulnerable service users live alongside every day, whether through mental health issues, drug and alcohol use or family breakdowns. Read more
This month we meet Daryl Corbett (22), from Belfast, whose experience of the care system as a teenager motivated him to try and help other young people as a Peer Mentor with our Looked After Children (LAC) Mentoring team Read more
Robyn McVeigh, from Donaghadee in Co Down, has recently spent four months on placement with Extern’s Janus team. She tells us how the experience has gone. Read more
While the uncertainty of Brexit has affected us all, its impact will certainly not be proportionate, for it will be poorer households – and the people we work with daily – who will be most deeply affected. Read more