The Peaceplus funding will benefit around 80,000 people, focusing on areas such as obesity management, medication management, geriatric care, mental health, and children’s mental health.

Eight projects will receive support, including:

Community Connection and Well-being Project: Led by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in partnership with organizations in both Northern Ireland and Ireland, this initiative will address the social and economic factors impacting the mental health and well-being of communities along the border.

Changing Lives Initiative: Flourish & Thrive: A cross-border, community-driven project that seeks to develop an early intervention pathway for neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Early Intervention Support Youth Hubs: This project will establish new cross-border support services for families with children and youth (aged 1 to 17) who are experiencing social, emotional, or behavioural challenges linked to neurodevelopmental conditions.

Early Frailty Intervention Project (EFIP): Aiming to create a community-based early frailty support infrastructure in four cross-border localities, this project will serve the border counties of Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Healthier Futures Project (HFP): Focusing on obesity management, HFP will introduce community-based prevention and weight management programs in cross-border areas.

Innovation in person-centred Medication Prescribing and Review for Optimal Value and Efficacy (iMPROVE): Led by Ulster University and partners, this project will focus on improving medication management.

PEACETIME: This initiative will develop a specialist obesity management service for adults with Type 2 diabetes, delivering care in Derry, Tyrone, Donegal, Sligo, and Leitrim.

Gina McIntyre, Chief Executive of the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), said: “Cross-border collaboration has been shown to offer significant benefits in health and social care by providing equitable access to essential services for local communities.

“With healthcare services under immense pressure and resource limitations, cross-border cooperation can ease these strains through economies of scale. A unified approach enables more efficient and effective use of resources, enhancing the role of technology in transforming how healthcare is delivered.”

Peaceplus is jointly funded by the European Union, the UK and Irish governments, and the Northern Ireland Executive.