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Statistics on PAC's Service: 2006

Helpline

The total number of calls for 2007 was 4,523. Of these, 3,656 were phone calls to the Helpline, 809 were appointments and 58 were requests by email. The problems most frequently dealt with were aggression, family tension, education issues, separation, substance abuse/addiction and bullying.

The Parenting Project

During 2007 3 Parenting Workers facilitated parenting courses for parents and professionals in over 30 organisations across Northern Ireland and 13 courses for parents across PAC's 4 branches. The duration of these programmes included one-off sessions to 10 week courses and focused on anger management, handling teenagers, alternatives to physical punishment, managing children's challenging behaviour and positive parenting - in addition to other tailor-made courses. The Parenting Project also piloted a new Parenting Apart workshop aimed at parents who are separated or divorcing or have separated or divorced and provided practical advice and guidance on what children need to know and how parents could meet their needs.

 

Parenting Forum Northern Ireland

The Parenting Forum Northern Ireland's (PFNI) external evaluation for 2006 showed that they had been commissioned to carry out five issue-led consultations with parents to access their views. Through this process, a total of 46 consultation exercises took place, and the views of 426 parents were recorded. PFNI acts as the lead body for National Parents' Week and, during October, coordinated and promoted over 180 events throughout Northern Ireland.

 

The Men's Project

During 2007, The Men's Project ...