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