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Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory

Support Services

NATIONAL SUPPORT NUMBERS

 During the Covid-19 crisis HSE community support information

 PIETA

  • Pieta House offers specialised treatment to clients who self-harm, suffer from suicidal ideation or have made multiple suicide attempts
  • Pieta House currently offers 24/7 support through SMS text messages, text ‘Help’ to 51444 to get started (standard text messaging rates apply)
  • You can also email them 24/7 by sending a message to mary@pieta.ie
  • Learn more about the services offered at Pieta here

Accident prevention and safety

Road Safety Authority www.rsa.ie 1890 50 60 80

Irish Sudden Infant Death Association www.isida.ie locall 1850 391 391

Breastfeeding support

Breastfeeding Support Network www.breastfeeding.ie

Cuidiú, Irish Childbirth Trust www.cuidiu-ict.ie

La Leche League www.lalecheleague.org

Child health information

Food Safety Authority of Ireland (information on food safety and hygiene) www.fsai.ie (01) 817 1300

Safe Food www.safefood.eu 1890 33 66 77

Heath Promotion Unit www.healthpromotion.ie 1850 24 1850

Health Protection Surveillance Centre www.hpsc.ie (01) 876 5300

National Immunisation Office www.immunisation.ie (01) 867 6108

Meningitis Research Foundation (information and support on meningitis) www.meningitis.org 1890 413 344

Family planning information

Irish Family Planning Association:www.ifpa.ie 1850 49 50 51 Available in 8 centres around the country

Social welfare and services information

Citizens Information www.citizensinformation.ie 1890 777 121

Social welfare information www.welfare.ie 1890 928 400

Parent Support Information:

Aware (support for depression) www.aware.ie 1890 303 302

Adoption: International Adoption Assoc of Ireland www.iaaireland.org 01 4992206

Barnardos (working with children and families) www.barnardos.ie 1850 222 300

Cairde (challenging the health inequalities of ethnic minorities) www.cairde.ie (01) 855 2111

Childminding Ireland (for registered childminders in your area) www.childminding.ie (040464007)

The Equality Authority www.equality.ie 1890 245 545

Fathers direct (information for fatherhood) www.fathersdirect.com

Family Support Agency (a resource for families and family well being) www.fsa.ie (01) 611 4100

Irish Multiple Births Association www.imba.ie (01) 874 9056 Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children www.ispcc.ie (01) 676 7960

Irish Refugee Council www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie (01) 764 5854

Lifestart: Home-based education and support programme for parents www.lifestart.org (071) 9151114

National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Disorders www.ncimd.ie

National Disability Authority (and links to Irish disability organisations) www.ndale (01) 608 0400

National Immunisation Office www.immunisation.ie (01) 867 6108

One Parent Family (voice, support and action for one parent family) www.onefamily.ie 1890 662 212

Parentline (for parents under stress) www.parentline.ie 1890 927 277

Pavee Point (Traveller development and support centre) www.paveepoint.ie (01) 878 0255

Treoir (national information service for unmarried parents and their children) www.treoir.ie 1890 252 084