Family Support Services
Family Support Services cover a multitude of interventions. Our dedicated team aim to provide Family Support services which include:– Mental Health Supports, The Samaritans and Suicidal Crisis help to name a few.
We think these are some of the most important links to you and we don’t want to reproduce information that is already available from other sites, so instead the links below will redirect you to their sites (theses sites are not managed by the Defence Forces).
Mental Health Supports
Aware – Defeat Depression |
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| AWARE provide emotional support and information to those who experience depression, and their families | 72 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2 Tel 01 661 7211 Helpline: 1890 303 302 (7 days, 10am – 10 (pm) Web: www.aware.ie Email: info@aware.ie |
Bodywhys |
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| Bodywhys is the national voluntary organisation supporting people affected by eating disorders. | Web: www.bodywhys.ie Email: info@bodywhys.ie Tel: 01 2834963 |
GROW |
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| GROW is a mental health organisation which helps people who have suffered, or are suffering, from mental health problems. |
Web: www.grow.ie Email: info@grow.ie |
Mental Health Ireland |
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| Mental Health Ireland aims to promote positive mental health and to actively support persons with a mental illness, their families and carers by identifying their needs and advocating their rights. | Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Tel: 01 2841166 Web: www.mentalhealthireland.ie Email: info@mentalhealthireland.ie |
Samaritans |
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| Samaritans Ireland provides 24-hour emotional support to anyone struggling to cope. Available 24 hours per day all year round |
Helpline: 116 123 Web: www.samaritans.org Email: jo@samaritans.org |
See Change - The National Mental Health Stigma Reduction Partnership |
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| See Change is an alliance of organisations working together through the National Stigma Reduction Partnership to bring about positive change in public attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health problems. | c/o 38 Blessington Street, Dublin 7 Tel: 01 8601620 Web: www.seechange.ie Email: info@seechange.ie |
Shine – supporting people affected by mental ill-health |
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| Shine supports people with mental ill health and their families and friends. | 38 Blessington Street, Dublin 7 Tel: 01 8601620 Web: www.shineonline.ie Email: info@shineonline.ie |
Pieta House |
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| National Organisation supporting people in Suicidal Crisis and Self Harm and those Bereaved by Suicide through Professional Counselling, Support and Helpline Services | Helpline 1800 247 247 Web: www.pieta.ie |
Living Links |
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| Living Links Providing assertive outreach support to the suicide bereaved. If you wish to speak to a suicide outreach support person you can find the phone number at the following link: Outreach Support section |
The Secretary, Living Links Urra, Ballycommon, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Email: info @ Livinglinks.ie Mobile 087 4122052 |
Alzheimer Society of Ireland |
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| The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is a national voluntary organisation with an extensive national network of branches, regional offices and services that aims to provide people with all forms of dementia, their families and carers with the necessary support to maximise their quality of life | National Office The Alzheimer Society of Ireland National Office Temple Road Blackrock, Co Dublin Tel: (01) 207 3800 Fax: (01) 210 3772 National Helpline: 1 800 341 341 Email: helpline@alzheimer.ie |