Further Supports

Garda / Ambulance / Fire Brigade:

Ph: 112 / 999

Suicide & Self Harm Services:

Pieta House - Specialised treatment programme for people who have suicidal ideation or who participate in self-harming behaviours.

Helpline Ph: 1800 247 247 / Text: HELP to 51444 / Email: info@pieta.ie / Web: www.pieta.ie

3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide) - Ph: 01 213 9905

Helplines - Depression, Anxiety, Abuse, Bullying, Crisis, Self-harm, Suicide:

SPCC Childline - Ireland’s free, non-judgemental 24-hour active listening service for children. Children and young people up to the age of 18 can contact Childline at any time, about any issue which may be on their mind.

Helpline Ph: 1800 66 66 66 (24hrs, 365 days a year) / Text: Text: 50101 / Support Email: Online Live Chat: Childline.ie / Web: Childline.ie

The Samaritans - Confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day.

Helpline Ph: 116 123 / Support Email: jo@samaritans.ie / Web: www.samaritans.ie

Aware - help for Depression and Bipolar Disorder.

Helpline: 1800 80 48 48 / Support Email: supportmail@aware.ie / Web: www.aware.ie

Domestic Violence Services:

Women’s Aid (24h) - a voluntary organisation that provides support and information to women and their children who are being physically, emotionally and sexually abused in their own homes.

Helpline Ph: 1800 341 900 / Email: info@womensaid.ie / Web: www.womensaid.ie

Rape Crisis Centre (24h) - The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is a national organisation offering a wide range of services to women and men who are affected by rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment or childhood sexual abuse. The services include a national 24-hour helpline, one to one counselling, court accompaniment, outreach services, training, awareness raising and lobbying.

Helpline Ph: (24 hrs) 1800 77 88 88 / Email: info@rcc.ie / Web: www.drcc.ie

Ruhama - a voluntary organisation, based in Dublin and works on a national level, with women affected by prostitution and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation.

Helpline Ph: 01 836 0292 / Support Email: admin@ruhama.ie / Web: www.ruhama.ie

Men’s Aid Ireland (formerly known as Amen) - A service supporting men and their families experiencing Domestic Violence in Ireland.

Helpline Ph: 01 5543811 / Support Email: hello@mensaid.ie / Web: www.mensaid.ie

Men’s Development Network - free phone service for men who have been affected by domestic violence and abuse.

Helpline Ph: 1800 81658 / Support Email: men@mens-network.net / Web: The Men’s Development Network

Tusla Domestic Sexual Gender Based Violence Programme - Domestic and/or sexual violence is the threat or use of physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse in close adult relationships. This includes destruction of property, isolation from family and friends or other potential sources of support and threats to others including children. Stalking and control over access to money, personal items, food, transport and the telephone are also common examples of domestic abuse. Such abuse affects people across our society – from all walks of life, from all cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds and across all age groups. The majority of victims are women, but a significant number of men are affected and abuse also occurs in same-sex relationships. Domestic and/or sexual violence has severe and persistent effects on physical and mental health, and carries with it an enormous cost in terms of premature death and disability. Web: www.tusla.ie/services/domestic-sexual-gender-based-violence/

ACCORD COVID-19 Relationship Helpline

Helpline: 01 905 9555 / 01 531 3331 / Web: www.accord.ie/covid-19/couple-relationship-counselling-update

Sexual Abuse:

Helpline Ph: (24 hrs) 1800 77 88 88 / Email: info@rcc.ie / Web: www.drcc.ie

One in Four - offers a voice to and support for women and men who have experienced sexual abuse and/or sexual violence and also to their family and friends. Phone: 01 662 4070 / Email: info@oneinfour.org / Web: www.oneinfour.ie

CARI - first point of contact for parents, professionals and young people who have a concern about Child Sexual Abuse and Online Child Safety. We support families with young people up to the age of 18 and with children who present with sexualised behaviours up to the age of 12.

Helpline: 1890 924567 / Phone: 01 8308529 / Support Email: marie@cari.ie / Web: www.cari.ie

Barnardos Origins Tracing Service - for former residents of the Industrial Schools, Barnardos Origins service provides assistance in tracing family and in understanding the circumstances of their admission to the schools. Fully funded by the Department of Education, the service is available both to new clients and to those who have had contact with the service before.

Helpline: +353 1 813 4100 / Support Email: origins@barnardos.ie / Web: www.barnardos.ie/our-services/origins-service

Christine Buckley Centre for Education and Support - offers learning and support to survivors of institutional abuse.

Helpline: 01 8725771 / Support Email: aislinned@eircom.net / Web: www.aislinn.org/

Residential Institutions Survivors Network - We encourage residential institutions survivors to contact us to enable us to ensure your voice is heard and the appropriate action is taken to secure effective relief and remedy to those issues which are important and of concern to survivors and their families. Phone: 353 (0) 85 257 4737 / Support Email: info@risn.ie / Web: risn.ie/

Right of Place Second Chance - we support survivors and their families to access their entitlements and rights and empower those we work with to attain their goals through a culture of trust and respect. We provide practical help and offer a forum for communication, information, validation, peer support and encouragement to all survivors who suffered as children in state-run institutions.

Helpline: 1890200709 / Support Email: info@rightofplace.com / Web: www.rightofplace.com/

Towards Healing - an independent organisation providing professional support for people who have experienced institutional, clerical or religious abuse in Ireland. Helpline: 1800 303416 / Phone: +353 800 0963315 / Support Email: info@towardshealing.ie Web: www.towardshealing.ie/

Torture:

Spirasi - supporting victims of torture to rebuild their lives in Ireland. Through our models of care, training programmes and alliances, Spirasi leads in rehabilitating Asylum Seekers and Refugees who are victims of torture.

Helpline Ph: 01 8389664 / E-mail: info@spirasi.ie / Web: https://spirasi.ie/

Addiction & Substance Use Treatment Supports:

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Helpline Ph: 01 842 0700 / Email: gso@alcoholicsanonymous.ie / Web: www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie

Al-Anon - offers understanding and support for families and friends of problem drinkers in an anonymous environment, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.

Helpline Ph: (01) 8732699 / Support Email: info@alanon.ie / Web: www.al-anon-ireland.org/

The National Family Support Network - supporting family members living with substance misuse. It supports the development of family support groups and networks throughout the island of Ireland, raising awareness of the difficulties faced by families in coping with substance misuse while recognizing the important role that families play in supporting the recovery of the substance misusing family member.

Phone: 018980148 / Email: info@fsn.ie / Web: www.fsn.ie

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationalFamilySupportNetworkIreland / Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/NFSNIreland

Ask About Alcohol - HSE website to improve people’s knowledge about alcohol – how much we’re drinking, how it affects our health and mental wellbeing, and how we can gain more by drinking less. Web: www.askaboutalcohol.ie/

Gamblers Anonymous (GA) - fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.

Phone: 01 8721133 / Email: info@gamblersanonymous.ie / Web: www.gamblersanonymous.ie

Problem Gambling Ireland - This website is a free resource, run on a voluntary basis aiming to provide independent supports and resources to anyone whose life has been negatively impacted by problem gambling.

Text: 089 241 5401 to arrange a call-back / Email: info@problemgambling.ie / Web: www.problemgambling.ie

Dunlewey Addiction Services - A confidential Helpline for those experiencing problems with their Gambling.

Helpline Ph: ROI 1800 936 725 or NI 08000 886 725 (9am – 11pm) / Web: www.dunlewey.net

The Ana Liffey Drug Project - national addiction service with a ‘Low Threshold – Harm Reduction’ ethos. Helpline Ph: 1800 78 68 28 / Email: info@aldp.ie / Web: www.aldp.ie

Cuan Mhuire - Ireland’s largest voluntary provider of Addiction Treatment Services and Residential Rehabilitation of persons suffering from alcohol, drug and gambling addictions. The philosophy of total abstinence.

Phone: Athy, Co. Kildare: +353 (0)59 86 31090 or +353 (0)59 86 31493 / Web: cuanmhuire.ie

Hope House Addiction Treatment Centre - an affordable addiction centre treating alcohol, drugs, gambling and other dependencies in a warm, welcoming therapeutic environment. Treatment consists of an initial 4 week residential period enhanced by 2 years of Continuing Care- weekly support groups in a number of locations nationwide. Phone: +353 (0) 94 925 6888 / Email: info@hopehouse.ie / Web: hopehouse.ie

Tabor Group - a leading provider of residential addiction treatment services in Ireland to clients suffering from addictions to alcohol, substances, gambling and food. Facilities include Tabor Lodge – Residential Addiction Treatment Centre; Tabor Renewal – Extended Residential Treatment Centre for Women; and Tabor Fellowship House – Extended Residential Treatment Centre for Men.

Helpline: 021 488 7110 / Phone: 021 488 7110 / Support Email: info@taborgroup.ie / Web: www.taborgroup.ie/

The Rutland Centre - treating all clients using the same model, regardless of which type or types of addiction they are dealing with. This means that clients with alcohol addiction can be in the same group as clients with drug addiction, gambling addiction, food addiction, or sex-related addictions. Clients will learn from the experiences of others and find support in overcoming their addictions together.

Helpline (24hr): 01 4946358 / Support Email: info@rutlandcentre.ie / Web: www.rutlandcentre.ie

The HSE Drugs & Alcohol Helpline - provides support, information, guidance and referral to anyone with a question or concern related to drug and alcohol use and/or HIV and sexual health.

Helpline / Freephone: 1800 459 459 (9.30am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri) / Support Email: helpline@hse.ie / Web: www.drugs.ie

Child, Youth & Adolescent Services:

Helpline Ph: 1800 66 66 66 (24hrs, 365 days a year) / Text: Text: 50101 / Support Email: Online Live Chat: Childline.ie / Web: Childline.ie

TeenLine Ireland - a free-phone and free text service dedicated to teenagers. Our confidential lines are open every day of the year from 8pm to 11pm.

Helpline: 1800 833 634 / Phone: 01 4622 124 / Text: TEEN to 50015 / Email: info@teenline.ie / Web: www.teenline.ie

A Lust For Life - a website with a collection of insightful articles that might help you better understand the problems that you are facing and help you realise you are living in a world full of people who can relate to what you’re going through.

Web: www.alustforlife.com/mental-health

Changing Futures - website for young people made by young people with experience of Tusla services.

Helpline: 0818 776 315 / Phone: 0818 776 315 / Web: changingfutures.ie/

CARP (Killinarden, Tallaght) - Ph: 01 462 6033 / 01 462 6082

St. Dominic’s - Ph: 01 462 0624 / 01 414 8632

YODA (Age 12-17) Youth Drug and Alcohol Service - provides assistance and treatment to under 18's who are having problems related to their drug or alcohol use. Ph: 01 466 5040 / 01 9214978 / Web: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/addiction/yoda/

Jigsaw - the National Centre for Youth Mental Health and work with young people aged 12-25. Jigsaw provides vital supports to young people with their mental health by working closely with communities across Ireland.

Helpline: 1800 JIGSAW (544729) / Text: 086 180 3880 / Support Email: help@jigsaw.ie / Web: jigsawonline.ie/

ReachOut.com - an online youth mental health service that encourages young people going through a tough time to learn more about their mental wellbeing and empower them to take steps towards good mental health. Emphasis is placed on peer support and the principle that we all know someone going through a tough time. Web: ie.reachout.com/

SpunOut.ie - an independent, youth powered national charity working to empower young people to create personal and social change.

Phone: 01 675 3554 / Text: 087 773 0000 / Email: info@spunout.ie / Web: www.spunout.ie

Mater CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services) - Ph: 01 803 4793

Lucena Clinic - Ph: 01 452 6333 / Web: https://www.lucenaclinic.ie/

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - the dedicated State agency responsible for improving the well-being and outcomes for children. See website for many useful resources. Web: https://www.tusla.ie/

Eating Disorders:

Bodywhys - The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland supporting people affected by eating disorders.

Helpline: 1890 200 444 / Phone: 01 283 4963 / Support Email: alex@bodywhys.ie / Email: info@bodywhys.ie / Web: www.bodywhys.ie

Homeless Services:

South Dublin County Council - Ph: 01 414 9364 / 1800 707 707

Dublin City Council - Ph: 01 205 4700

Fingal County Council - Ph: 01 890 500

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council - Ph: 01 205 4700

Peter McVerry Trust - Ph: 01 823 0776

Dublin Simon Community - work to prevent and address homelessness in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan. We provide services at all stages of homelessness and enable people to move to a place they can call home.

Helpline: 01 635 4812 / Web: www.dubsimon.ie

Threshold - national housing charity provides free, independent, and confidential advice and support to individuals and families who are renting their homes. If you are at risk of homelessness or experiencing difficulties in renting your home, Threshold’s team of trained housing advisors can provide guidance about rights as tenants and landlord obligations.

Helpline (Freephone - 9am-9pm Mon-Fri): 1800 454 454 / Support Email: advice@threshold.ie / Web: www.threshold.ie

Housing advice is also provided from 9.30am to 5pm, Mon-Fri via web chat on their website.

The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive - Dublin City Council’s lead statutory local authority in the response to homelessness and adopts a shared service approach across South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council.

Helpline: 1800 707 707 / Email: homeless@dublincity.ie / Web: www.homelessdublin.ie/

Focus Ireland - Ireland’s leading not for profit working to prevent people becoming, remaining or returning to homelessness.

Helpline: 01 881 5950 / Phone: 021 427 3646 / Support Email: help@focusireland.ie / Web: www.focusireland.ie

Novas - voluntary organisation working with single adults, families and children who are disadvantaged and socially excluded; primarily those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. They are also an Approved Housing Body who provide social housing for low-income families and single adults in local communities throughout Ireland. Helpline: 1800 606060 / Phone: 061 370325 / Email: info@novas.ie / Web: www.novas.ie

Mental Health Centres:

YourMentalHealth.ie is a place to learn about mental health in Ireland, and how to support yourself and the people you love. You can find support services near you, and learn about the little things that can make a big difference to how we all feel. Helpline: 1800 742 444 / Web: bit.ly/2MwTQpk

Mary Mercer - Ph: 01 458 5703

Tallaght Mental Health - Ph: 01 463 5215

Saint John of God Hospital - a service of the Saint John of God Hospitaller Services. It is an independent acute psychiatric teaching hospital with 183 in-patient beds and is one of the leading European providers in mental health treatment and care. The Hospital currently provides specialist services in Substance Misuse, Psychotic Disorders, Eating Disorders, Psychiatry of Later Life and Adolescent Disorders.

Phone: 01 2771400 / Email: sjog.ccc@gmail.com / Web: www.stjohnofgodhospital.ie

Alzheimer’s:

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland - the Alzheimer National Helpline Service offering information and support to anyone affected by Alzheimer’s or dementia. Helpline: 1800 341 341 / Phone: 01 207 3800 / Email: info@alzheimer.ie / Web: www.alzheimer.ie

Bereavement / Miscarriage:

Anam Cara - Parent Bereavement Support group supports patents and families on the loss of a child.

Phone: 01 4045 378 / Email: info@anamcara.ie / Web: www.anamcara.ie

A Little Lifetime Foundation - a charity providing supports and services to parents whose baby has died around the time of birth or shortly afterwards and parents who receive a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality in pregnancy.

Phone: 01 8829030 / Email: info@alittlelifetime.ie /Web: alittlelifetime.ie/

FirstLight - The death of a brother or sister; the loss of a baby or child of any age; these life-shattering events can plunge anyone into a devastating world of grief. FirstLight offers support and information, and promotes research into the sudden, unexpected, often unexplained deaths of infants and children.

Helpline (24h) Ph: +353 (0) 872 42 3777 / Phone: National Lo Call 1850 391 391 / Support Email: support@firstlight.ie / Web: firstlight.ie

Irish Hospice Foundation - working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care for all. From advocacy and education, to vital services like Nurses for Night Care and Bereavement Support Line, they believe in the importance of dying well and grieving well wherever the place.

Helpline Ph: 1800 80 70 77 (10am-1pm, Monday to Friday) / Phone: (01) 679 3188 / Email: info@hospicefoundation.ie / Web: hospicefoundation.ie/

Irish Road Victims Association (IRVA) - non governmental organisation that provides free information and support to those bereaved or injured by road traffic collisions, and works to reduce dangers on our roads. Web: www.irva.ie/

The Bereavement Counselling Service - support and counselling to enable people deal with their grief. Phone: 01 8391766 / Web: www.bereavementireland.com

The Miscarriage Association of Ireland - a charitable and completely voluntary body set up with the support of women and men who themselves have been through miscarriages. Phone: 01 873 5702 / Email: info@miscarriage.ie / Web: www.miscarriage.ie

Crisis Pregnancy:

My Options - a HSE freephone line that provides free and confidential information and counselling to people experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and associated feelings of worry and confusion.

Web: www2.hse.ie/services/unplanned-pregnancy-support-services/my-options-freephone-line.html

Helpline Ph: 1800 828 010 / Phone: +353 1 687 7044 / Text: LIST to 50444 for a free list of counselling services.

Parenting Support:

askonefamily - helpline for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and for those separating. We provide information on social welfare entitlements and finances, family law, housing, education, childcare, parenting, and mediation. We also offer a listening service for people who need support parenting alone, co-parenting or separating.

Helpline: 1890 662 212 / Phone: 01 662 9212 / E-mail: info@onefamily.ie / Web: onefamily.ie/

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Parentline - confidential helpline for parents and guardians, providing support, guidance and information on all aspects of being a parent.

Helpline: 1890 927 277 / Phone: 01 8787230 / Email: info@parentline.ie / Web: www.parentline.ie

Barnardos Post Adoption Service - provides a specialist therapeutic service to children, and teenagers who are adopted both internationally and domestically – and their parents. Services are also provided to adopted adults and their birth families.

Helpline: (01) 8134100 / Support Email: adoption@barnardos.ie / Web: www.barnardos.ie/our-services/work-with-families/post-adoption-service

The Adoption Authority of Ireland - responsible for deciding on all adoptions in Ireland and for making adoption orders.

Phone: 01 2309 300 / Web: www.aai.gov.ie

LGBT Support:

BeLonG To - organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) young people, aged between 14 and 23.

Helpline: 1890 929 539 / Phone: 01 670 6223 / Email: info@belongto.org / Web: www.belongto.org

Helpline Ph: 1800 66 66 66 (24hrs, 365 days a year) / Text: Text: 50101 / Support Email: Online Live Chat: Childline.ie / Web: Childline.ie

LGBT Helpline - national support service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, their families and friends.

Helpline: 1890 929 539 for support for those struggling with gender identity or gender expression. Family Support Line: 01 907 3707 for parents and family members of Trans and Gender Non-confirming people. Phone: 01 685 9280 / Email: info@lgbt.ie / Web: www.lgbt.ie

Racism:

Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) - a membership organisation. Our strength is in our Members, a growing, national Network of diverse Civil Society Organisations committed to combating racism and all related forms of discrimination in every sphere of life in Ireland. We are dedicated to finding common strategies and policy positions for combating racism, finding ways of complementing each other’s work, and to offering cross-community and cross-sectoral support and solidarity. Web: inar.ie/

Financial Advice:

MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) - the State’s money advice service, guiding people through dealing with problem debt. MABS is free, confidential and independent. Helpline: 0761 07 2000 / Support Email: helpline@mabs.ie / Web: www.mabs.ie

Abhaile (Free Mortgage Arrears Support) - is the State-funded scheme to help homeowners find a resolution to their home mortgage arrears. It provides vouchers for free financial and legal advice and help from experts, available through MABS, with a view to help mortgage holders in arrears find the best solutions and keep them in their own homes wherever possible. A dedicated adviser will work with you and your lender to find the best solution to your situation.
Helpline: 0761 07 2000 / Email: helpline@mabs.ie / Web: www.mabs.ie/en/abhaile

Citizens Information - provides comprehensive information on public services and on the entitlements of individuals in Ireland. We gather information from various government departments and agencies and make sure that you have all the information you need, presented in an easy-to-understand way. Web: www.citizensinformation.ie / Helpline: 0761 07 4000

Elderly in Our Communities:

ALONE - provides Housing with Support, Support Coordination, Befriending, BConnect training and technology, and Campaigns for Change to hundreds of older people every week, who are homeless, socially isolated, living in deprivation or in crisis.

Helpline: 0818 222 024 / Support Email: hello@alone.ie / Web: alone.ie/

Other Supports:

Akina Dada wa Africa (AkiDwA) - national network of migrant women living in Ireland. The organisation was established in 2001 by a group of African women living in Ireland to address isolation, racism and Gender-Based Violence they were experiencing.

Helpline: 01 8349851 / Phone: 01 8349851 / Support Email: info@akidwa.ie / Web: akidwa.ie/

Chime - the National Charity for Deafness and Hearing Loss. For over fifty years, we’ve championed for equal rights, greater accessibility and opportunities for individuals.

Text: 087 922 1046 / Support Email: info@chime.ie / Web: www.chime.ie

Embrace FARM - a caring and supportive Agri-Community for all affected by Farm Accidents.

Helpline: 085 77 09 966 / Support Email: info@embracefarm.com / Web: embracefarm.com/

Irish Hospice Foundation - working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all. From advocacy and education, to our vital services like Nurses for Night Care and our Bereavement Support Line, we believe in the importance of dying well and grieving well wherever the place.

Helpline: 1800 80 70 77 (10am-1pm, Monday to Friday) / Phone: (01) 679 3188 / Email: info@hospicefoundation.ie / Web: hospicefoundation.ie/

Victims and Survivors Service - We deliver funding and support to victims and survivors of the Conflict/Troubles, on behalf of The Executive Office. We are here to assist all victims and survivors identified in the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.

Helpline: 028 90 279 100 / Support Email: enquiries@vssni.org / Web: www.victimsservice.org

Family Carers Ireland - a HSE approved home care provider personalised in quality home care service that responds to changing needs with comprehensive, premium quality supports.

Helpline: 1800 240724 / Support Email: info@familycarers.ie / Web: familycarers.ie/