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This website is for information only and is not meant to provide crisis support or referral. If you, or someone you know, needs help right now, please read on.

Are you, or someone you know, in crisis now and need someone to talk to?

Ask for help. If you were feeling physically sick you would see a doctor, so don't be embarrassed about getting help for your mental health. Everyone needs help from time to time and there is nothing wrong with asking for it. In fact, asking for help is a sign of personal strength.

• Call the Samaritans, the 24 hour listening service, to talk to someone now about what's on your mind. Call 1850 60 90 90
   
• Contact your local doctor, listed under ‘General Practitioners’ in the Golden Pages, or find your nearest GP on the HSE.ie Map Centre
   
• If it's late in the evening or nighttime, contact a GP Out of Hours Service which you will find listed here on HSE.ie
   
• Go to, or contact, the Emergency Department of your nearest general hospital, which you can also find on the HSE.ie Map Centre
   
• Contact emergency services by calling 999 or 112
   
• Information on where to go for help in a crisis is now available through your mobile phone. Text the word HeadsUp to 50424. The HeadsUp text service is run by RehabCare and sponsored by Meteor.

HSE Mental Health Services Nationwide

The HSE provides a wide range of mental health services around the country, in the community and in hospitals. On the main HSE.ie website Mental Health Section, you can read more about Mental Health services - like details of the types and range of services provided, the health professionals who provide them, and other topics like counselling and suicide prevention. You can also find contact details for Mental Heath Services nationwide.

This is not a comprehensive list of voluntary support services. Local HSE Health Offices will be able to provide a more detailed guide to support services available in each region

ONLINE information and support

There are a wide range of voluntary organisations working in the area of Mental Health, and most of these services are now using the internet to reach out to people.

Money and debt management

MABS

The Money and Budgeting Service (MABS) is a free and confidential service for people in debt or in danger of getting into debt.
www.mabs.ie

Helpline: 1890 283 438 (Monday-Friday 9:00am-8:00pm)
Email:

Abuse / Domestic Violence 

AMEN

phone. 046 9023718
A voluntary group providing a confidential helpline and support service, and information, for male victims of domestic abuse.

Childline

email.
phone. 01 6767 960
helpline. 1800 666 666
Free listening service for people up to the age of 18.

Women's Aid

email.
phone. 01 868 4721
helpline. 1800 341 900
Women's Aid is a voluntary organisation which provides support and information to women and their children who are being physically, emotionally and sexually abused in their own homes.

Abuse, Trauma or Neglect in Childhood

Connect Counselling

Connect is a free telephone counselling and support service for any adult who has experienced abuse, trauma or neglect in childhood. You can talk in confidence with a trained counsellor who can listen or help with questions you have. Connect is an out of hours service available Wednesday to Sunday, from 6-10pm.
To speak to a counsellor call:
Freephone 1800 477 477
UK and Northern Ireland: 00800 477 477 77
Outside RoI and UK: +353 1 865 7495 (International call rates apply)

Advocacy 

Irish Advocacy Network

email.
phone. 047 38918
IAN has peer advocates in place in most health board areas in Ireland, north and south, who regularly attend acute units and day centers. Their main job is to give support and information to people with mental health difficulties by befriending them and offering a confidential listening ear or peer advocacy.

Bereavement 

Console

email.
phone. 01 8685232
helpline. 1800 201 890
Console is a Registered Charity supporting and helping people bereaved through suicide.

Living Links

email.
phone. 067 43999
Living Links provides support and outreach to those bereaved by suicide

Body Dysmorphic Disorder 

OCD Ireland

email.
OCD Ireland is a national organisation for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the related disorders of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Trichotillomania.

Bullying 

Anti-Bullying Research & Resource Unit

email.
phone. 01 896 2573
Advice guidance and counselling for all who need help in relation to bullying (in the school and in the workplace).

Depression

Aware

email.
support email.
phone. 01 661 7211
helpline. 1890 303 302
Aware is a national voluntary organisation providing support through depression.

Diabetes 

Diabetes Federation of Ireland

email.
phone. 01 836 3022
helpline. 1850 909 909
Diabetes Federation of Ireland is dedicated to helping people with diabetes.

Drugs and Alcohol Helpline

email.
helpline. 1800 459 459
Freephone helpline offering support, information, guidance and referral to anyone with a question or concern related to drug and alcohol use.

Gay / Lesbian / Bisexual Issues 

BelongTo

email.
phone. 01 670 6223
BeLonG To is an organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) young people, aged between 14 and 23

Gay Switchboard

email.
phone. 01-8721055
helpline. 01-8721055
Gay Switchboard Dublin provides a confidential telephone support service. We offer listening support and information to all our callers without being directive or judgmental. Our service is available to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, their parents, families and friends, and to anyone who has issues relating to sexuality. The Helpline service is available Monday to Thursday from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

General Mental Health 

Grow

helpline. 1890 474 474

Samaritans

support:
phone. 01 8727700
helpline. 1850 60 90 90
Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.

Shine

phone. 01 8601620
helpline. 1890 621 631

General Mental Health 

Mental Health Ireland

email. 
phone. 01 284 1166
Mental Health Ireland is a national voluntary organisation which 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.

HIV and Sexual Health Helpline

email. 
helpline. 1800 459 459
Freephone helpline offering support, information, guidance and referral to anyone with a question or concern related to drug and alcohol use.

Legal Aid & Entitlements 

Legal Aid Board

email.
phone. 066 947 1000
helpline. 1890 615 200
The Legal Aid Board is an independent, publicly funded organization. It has been in existence since 1979 and was set up as a statutory body on foot of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995.

Lone Parents 

One Family

email.
support email.
phone. 01 6629212
helpline. 1890 662212

Osteoporosis 

Irish Osteoporosis Society

email.
phone. 01 637 5050
helpline. 1890 252 751
The Irish Osteoporosis Society is a charity dedicated to reducing the incidence of osteoporosis and promoting bone health.

Overeating 

Overeaters Anonymous

phone. Cork 086 3526467 Dublin 01 2788106
Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Meetings held in 18 locations across Ireland.

Parental Separation / Divorce 

Teen (Between)

email.
helpline. 1800 303191
Teen Between is a specialised support service for teenagers whose parents are going through a divorce or separation. It can also help young adults who have experienced their parent's separation during their teenage years.

Public Services 

Citizen's Information

phone. 01 6059000
helpline. 1890 777 121
Provides comprehensive information on all aspects of Public Services and entitlements for citizens in Ireland.

Relationship & Marital Counselling 

Marriage and Relationship Counselling Services

email.
phone. 01-6785256
helpline. 1890 380 380
MRCS services include Relationship Counselling, Sex Therapy, Marriage Preparation Courses, Training Courses for Professionals, Affordable Courses for individuals and couples.

Self Harm 

Pieta House

email.
phone. 01 601 0000
Pieta House offers a specialised treatment programme for people who have suicidal ideation or who participate in self-harming behaviours.

Sexual Abuse 

Children at Risk in Ireland (CARI)

email.
support email.
phone. 01-8611240
helpline. 1890 924 567
The CARI foundation's primary aim is to provide a professional, child centred therapy and counselling service to children, families, and groups who have been affected by child sexual abuse.

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

email.
phone. 01 661 4911
helpline. 1800 778888
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.

OneinFour

email.
phone. 01 662 4070
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.

Support For Parents Under Stress 

Children in Hospital Ireland

email.
phone. LoCall 1890 25 26 82
Children in Hospital Ireland (CHI) is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting and ensuring the welfare of all children in hospital and their families.

Parentline

email.
phone. 01 8787230
helpline. 1890 927 277
Parentline provides a completely confidential helpline for parents and guardians, providing support, guidance and information on all aspects of being a parent.

Support For The Elderly 

Senior Helpline

phone. 046-9557766
helpline. 1850 440 444
Senior Help Line is a confidential listening service for older people by older people for the price of a local call anywhere in Ireland. The lines are open each day from 10am to 4pm, each evening from 7pm to 10pm, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Youth Mental Health 

Reach Out Ireland

email.
Reach Out is a web-based service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times, and find ways to improve their own mental health and well-being.

SpunOut

email.
phone. 091 533693
SpunOut.ie is an independent, youth powered national charity working to empower young people to create personal and social change.

Teen-Line Ireland

email.
phone. 01 4622 124
helpline. 1800 833 634

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