The Longford Westmeath Children and Young People’s Services Committee (LW CYPSC) was first established in November 2009. The Longford Westmeath CYPSC is made up of senior manager representatives from community, voluntary and statutory agencies that provide support, and /or service delivery to children and young people in Counties Longford and Westmeath.
Historically, there was a pre-existing ethos and culture of interagency work across the two counties of Longford and Westmeath, and it was due to the established positive working relationships, across the statutory, voluntary and community organisations, that led to the decision, to form a two county CYPSC for the area. Relations have continued to strengthen and the LW CYPSC has become a cornerstone, encouraging and enabling collaborative work to develop even further, between local children’s services across the two counties.
The LW CYPSC currently have four main subgroups, which target identified priorities. To read more about the subgroups please click here. The CYPSC and its subgroups have recently developed a local three year Children and Young People’s Plan, in consultation with children and young people in Longford and Westmeath.
As the Longford Westmeath CYPSC continues to develop and grow, our main goal is to secure “Better Outcomes and Brighter Futures” for the children and young people of Longford and Westmeath. I have every confidence, that the LW CYPSC will achieve this goal, through continued engagement with young people and their families, further collaborative work and a greater integration of services in Longford and Westmeath.
Annette Maguire, Area Manager Midlands, Tusla the Child and Family Agency
Chairperson, Longford Westmeath Children and Young People’s Services Committee
Information Bulletin
To keep up to date with both local (Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly) and national service announcements, campaigns and events, CLICK HERE to view the Longford Westmeath CYPSC Information Bulletins. Details of our projects are also available on the Longford Westmeath CYPSC Social Media Platforms, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Longford Westmeath CYPSC Child and Youth Participation Project
Child and Youth Participation has been at the heart of the LW CYPSC since its formation. Our first child and youth participation project, brought together over 400 children and young people, aged three to twenty four years of age, back in 2017 , the aim of which initially was to capture the voice of children and young people across the two midlands counties, so as to inform the CYPSC’s Children and Young People’s Plan and in turn provide the young people of Longford and Westmeath with a meaningful input into services for Children and Young People in their local area. This project however grew and evolved into an ongoing dialogue between the LW CYPSC and the children and young people of Longford and Westmeath and saw the establishment of LW CYPSC Youth Forums in September 2019. The LW CYPSC have been awarded multiple Investing in Children Awards for ongoing participation work with children and young people at a local level., and youth participation remains paramount to LW CYPSC to this day. A report and outcomes from the inital consultations, can be found here.
Please see one of our video clips below taken from the Shout Out 4 Youth Consultation event held in 2018. For our full list of videos visit the LW CYPSC Facebook page
Click here to learn more about the Priorities of Longford Westmeath CYPSC