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Useful Contacts and Links
Support Services and Helpline Numbers
Samaritans
Tel: 1850 609 090 (Open 24 Hours)
AWARE
Helping people with depression
Tel: 01 661 7211
Barnardos
SHINE
Supporting people affected by mental illness
Tel: 1890 621 631 (Information helpline)
Women's Aid
Tel: 1800 341 900
Teach Tearmainn Women's Refuge
Tel: 045 438 461
Homeless Service
Tel: 1800 724 724
Focus Ireland (Working to end homelessness)
Soirse Women's Refuge Tallaght
Tel: 01 463 0000 (24 hour helpline)
Gay Switch Board
Tel: 01 8721055
Lesbian Line
Tel: 01 8720460
Men Overcoming Violent Emotion
Tel: 01 8724357
Mental Health Ireland
Understanding Mental Health
Connect Telephone Counselling Service
Tel: 1800 477 477 (National adult counselling service Wed-Sun 6pm-10pm)
AIDS Helpline Dublin
Tel: 1800 459 459
Hope Counselling Service (Depression)
Tel: 087 151 3535
Irish National Eating Disorders
Tel: 01 4753599
Headway (Acquired Brain Injury)
Tel: 1890 200 278
Services and Helplines for Children, Teenagers and Parents
Teenline Ireland
Tel: 1800 833 634
Young People
Ireland's National Youth Website
Headstrong (Youth Mental Health)
Reach Out (Youth Mental Health)
Kildare Youth Services (11-25 years)
Tel: 045 856 968
Naas Child and Family Project
Tel: (045) 898 623
Association for Children and Adults With Learning disabilities (& Dyslexic Association)
Tel: 01 6790276
Irish Autism Action
Irish Society for Autism
Cari Foundation (Children At Risk in Ireland)
Tel: 1890 924 567
Childline
Tel: 1800 666 666
Parentline
Tel: 1890 927 277
Gingerbread Ireland (Lone Parents and Children)
Tel: 01 6710291
Bodywhys (Eating Disorders Service)
Tel: 01 2835126
Turas Le Cheile
Tel: 086 056 6819
Cerebral Palsy Symptoms
http://www.cerebralpalsysymptoms.com/
Suicide Helplines
Console
Tel: 1800 201 890
1Life 24/7 Suicide Helpline
Tel: 1800 247 100 or
Text "help" to 51444
Pieta House Lucan - Centre for prevention of self-harm and suicide
01 601 0000 (Out of hours service)
Services for adults who experienced childhood sexual abuse
One in Four
Tel: 01 6624070 (Mon – Fri 9.30 to 5.30pm)
Alba Counselling
Tel: 1800 234 112
National Counselling Service
Tel: 1800 234 112
Bereavement Services
Bereavement Counselling Service
Tel: 01 8391766
Rainbows Programme (Bereavement support service for children)
Tel: 01 473 4175
Solas (Bereavement helpline for children)
Tel: 01 4732110
Kildare Suicide Bereavement Support
Tel: 045 895 629
Carlow Bereavement Support
Tel: 086 336 4961
Dochas (Blancharstown)
Tel: 01 820 0915 or 086 809 0633
Crisis Support Services
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
1800 778 888
Cherish (Pregnancy support service)
Tel: 01 6629212
+Options Crisis Pregnancy Services
Life Pregnancy Care Service
Tel: 1850 281281
Addiction Services
Alcoholic Anonymous (AA)
Tel: 01 842 0700
Al-Anon (For persons affected by others alcohol related problems)
Tel: 01 873 2699
Al-Teen (Support for teenagers whose relatives have alcohol problems)
Tel: 01 873 2699
Community Addiction Services HSE
Tel: 045 446 350
Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
Tel: 01 872 1133
Gammanon
Tel: 01 842 3531
Gamateen
Tel: 01 872 1133
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Tel: 086 862 9308
National Drugs Helpline
Tel: 1800 459 459 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)
Youth Drug and Alcohol Service (For under 18's)
Tel: 01 466 5040
Alcoholic Rehabilitation Centre
Tel: 01 4543793 / 4538941
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous - Ireland
Tel: 01 66 11 289
085 862 9273 or 086 079 6265
Overeaters Anonymous Ireland
Tel: 086 3526467 (This phone is answered from 6pm - 8pm daily)