Resources

Here’s a page that you can dip into and find about different resources that can help you. The first section has resources that can help you right now: reading about how other people are managing their mental health and other things you can do to feel just a little bit better

https://www.alustforlife.com/
An Irish Mental Health charity where you can read about other people’s stories of working on their mental health and supporting family members. It also has excellent online tools you can try out

https://www.sanctuary.ie/  
An Irish charity which offers courses 
Free mindfulness groups 3 times a week

http://www.beaumont.ie/marc 
Online mindfulness and resource centre. Click on and try one of the exercises 

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+eat+and+elephant&rlz=1C5CHFA_enIE901IE901&oq=how+to+eat+and+&aqs=chrome.3.0i512j69i57j0i512l8.7855j0j15&sourceid=chrome

 Funny motivational video

 

Family and Relationship Support

Support for couples

https://www.accord.ie/services/marriage-and-relationship-counselling
Free/low cost relationship counselling, post relationship breakdown counselling

https://www.gottman.com/blog/
Research based information on how to improve your relationship

 

Parenting support

 https://onefamily.ie/
Support for one parent families, phoneline and counselling

https://www.solutiontalk.ie/
Guidance from John Sharry, Irish parenting expert

www.parentline.ie
Confidential support line for parents

https://www.belongto.org/
Organisation supporting gay, bisexual and trans young people and their families
Groups and support for young people and their families

 

Mental Health

https://jigsaw.ie/ Counselling and advocacy for young people 12-25 yrs 

https://www.aware.ie/ Depression education and support service 

https://www.pieta.ie/  Support service for people experiencing thoughts of suicide and self harm

 

Domestic violence

www.womensaid.ie

Phoneline, counselling and support for women experiencing domestic violence

www.mensaid.ie

Phoneline, counselling and support for men experiencing domestic violence