During an introductory meeting in August last year, the new interim chief executive of Extern, a charity which works with vulnerable young people in the Republic and Northern Ireland, was made aware ...

A Northern Ireland woman who has worked within the mental health and community sector for over a decade, has encouraged those struggling to reach out. Sharon Smith joined Extern 16 years ago after ...

There were “significant failings” in a youth work charity’s approach to child protection and governance, which were exposed when a staff member sexually abused a vulnerable teenager in its services, a ...