Community Crisis Intervention Service

The Council is to write to the First and Deputy First Ministers around the recent closure of Derry's Community Crisis Intervention Service (CCIS).

Council to write to First and Deputy First Ministers over crisis centre closure

Robin Swann MLA, Minister of Health, second from right, pictured with Joe Thompson, Project Co-ordinator CCIS, Colr. Darren Guy, Mayor of Derry and Strabane Colr. Brian Tierney, Colr. Andy McKane and Sharon Hill, Project Manager CCIS, during a visit to Extern on Tuesday morning last. DER2025GS - 017

Sadness as Derry Community Crisis Intervention Service closes

Robin Swann, the then Minister of Health, second from right, pictured with Joe Thompson, Project Co-ordinator CCIS, Colr. Darren Guy, the then Mayor of Derry and Strabane Colr. Brian Tierney, Colr. Andy McKane and Sharon Hill, Project Manager CCIS, during a visit to Extern in 2020. DER2025GS - 017

Community Crisis Intervention Service to close unless funding secured

Councillors Sandra Duffy and Brian Tierney.

Crisis Intervention Service funding fears

Pictured at the launch of Extern's new mental health crisis cafe and community resource directory are (from left) Margaret Colhoun (Assistant Manager, Community Crisis Intervention Service), Sharon Hearty (Director of Policy & Development, Extern), Mayor Colr. Patricia Logue and Tiernan Thornton (Manager, Community Crisis Intervention Service)

Crisis café can save lives and set people on positive journey, says CCIS manager

Pictured at the launch of Extern's new mental health crisis cafe and community resource directory are (from left) Margaret Colhoun (Assistant Manager, Community Crisis Intervention Service), Sharon Hearty (Director of Policy & Development, Extern), Mayor COLR Patricia Logue and Tiernan Thornton (Manager, Community Crisis Intervention Service)

Extern charity launches city centre ‘crisis cafe’

Mayor of Derry and Strabane Cllr Sandra Duffy met with staff from Extern during her visit to the charity's offices on Spencer Road.

Derry Mayor praises work done by life-saving charity Extern

Pictured are (left) Sharon Smith, manager, Extern Reach Out service, and Sarah Griffin, manager, Community Crisis Intervention Service. This project is funded through the Mental Health Support Fund, part of a £24m package of funding made available by the Department of Health in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support carers, cancer charities and mental health organisations. The Fund is being administered and managed by the Community Foundation NI on behalf of the Department.

Extern holding Tea and Talk event for suicide prevention

An art installation proposed as part of Our Future Foyle will not now go ahead.

Engineers to probe Foyle Bridge barrier

Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness at A&Es

1,947 homeless present at A&E with self-harm or suicidal ideation

Mayor of Derry & Strabane, Alderman Graham Warke with (left) Dr Gavin Adams, Extern Director of Business Development, and Sarah Griffin, Manager of the CCIS project

Mayor attends launch of expanded suicide prevention service that made 1,500 inte...

Mark H. Durkan

‘Life-saving’ crisis centre funding hailed by MLA

2020: Robin Swann MLA, Minister of Health, on the right, pictured with Joe Thompson, Project Co-ordinator CCIS, then Mayor Colr. Brian Tierney , and Sharon Hill, Project Manager CCIS, during a visit to Extern. DER2025GS - 011

New funding secures future of Derry’s vital crisis intervention service

Crisis Intervention Service protest called off after 11th hour funding secured

The Community Crisis Intervention Service was set up after a grassroots campaign for mental health facilities for people in crisis in Derry. DER1815MC159

Crisis Intervention Service in Derry : Plea for ‘long term’ funding after 11th h...

Foyle SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan.

Mark H. Durkan calls for sustainable funding as Extern signals Derry Community C...
Mark H. Durkan has called for long-term investment for the Community Crisis Intervention Service (CCIS) in Derry which is facing imminent closure.
Kevin Mullan

Tamzin White has relaunched the Detox Centre campaign following the death of her mother Louise in January, aged just 40.

DERRY JOURNAL Editorial: Detox Centre for Derry must be part of Mental Health st...

Pat Carlin, recently elected Chairman, of Foyle Search and Rescue. Photo: George Sweeney. Photo: George Sweeney / Derry Journal. DER2102GS – 010

Foyle Search and Rescue attended over 200 incidents in 2020

Foyle Search and Rescue file image.

Foyle Search & Rescue attend 36 incidents in past month alone

Sinn Fein Councillor Sandra Duffy.

Disappointment over Crisis Service meeting

Robin Swann MLA, Minister of Health, second from right, pictured with Joe Thompson, Project Co-ordinator CCIS, Colr. Darren Guy, Mayor of Derry and Strabane Colr. Brian Tierney, Colr. Andy McKane and Sharon Hill, Project Manager CCIS, during a visit to Extern on Tuesday morning last. DER2025GS - 017

Derry needs to keep up pressure for sustainable funding for CCIS, says Councillo...

Health Minister Robin Swann with the Mayor Brian Tierney.

Derry Mayor Brian Tierney praises Health Minister Robin Swann for Derry Communit...

CCIS is a ‘lifeline’ for Foyle Search & Rescue

Mark H. Durkan.

Mental Health Action Plan is welcomed

27 people were rescued from the Foyle in 2019.

27 people still alive because Derry charity Foyle Search and Rescue got there on...

Mark H. Durkan.

Derry crisis intervention centre must be funded beyond March, says Mark H. Durka...

Joe Thompson, Community Crisis Intervention Service project co-ordinator

Derry suicide prevention project saving lives
A new suicide prevention project in Derry is already saving lives, according to the organisation involved.
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