Service | Description | Phone | Helpline Phone | Website | Online Contact Points | Opening Hours | Catchment Area |
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Citizens Information Centres | Provides information on all aspects of public services and entitlements for citizens of Ireland, including housing, tax, training and employment, and social welfare | 1890 777 121 | www.citizensinformation.ie | ||||
Commission for The Support of Victims of Crime | Main Task of the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime is to provide funding to volunartary sector organisations engaged in the provision of Services and Supports to Victims of Crime | 01 - 6028661 | www.csvc.ie | ||||
Connect - Professional Telephone Counselling and Support - Ireland | Connect is a free telephone counselling and support service for any adult who has experienced abuse, trauma or neglect in childhood. Connect is an additional service to the HSE's National Counselling Service which provides free face to face counselling. | Freephone 1800477477 | www.connectcounselling.ie | Out of hours service available every evening from 6-10pm | |||
Courts Service | Information on the Courts Service, including details of your local District Court can be found on their website. | (01) 888 6000 | www.courts.ie | ||||
Crime Victims Helpline | Crime Victims Helpline is a National Helpline which offers support to victims of crime in Ireland. | 1850 211 407 Free phone no: 116006 | www.crimevictimshelpline.ie | Mon 10am-7.30pm, Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 2pm-4pm Bank Holidays Open from 2-4pm | |||
Department of Social and Protection | For information on a range of welfare entitlements see their website or contact the national information line | 1890 662244 | www.welfare.ie | Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm | |||
Family Support Agency | The state agency responsible for family policy and services including Family Resource Centres | 01 611 4100 | www.fsa.ie | ||||
Garda Síochána | In an emergency call 999 or 112. For the number of your local Garda station check the Garda website or your local telephone directory. | 999 or 112 | www.garda.ie | ||||
HSE Health Information Line | Call this number for information on routine health entitlements and services such as medical cards, drugs payments scheme, home help etc | 1850 24 1850 | Mon-Sat 8am-8pm | ||||
HSE Services Information Line | Contact this number for information on health services, including hospitals, social services etc. in your area | 1800 520520 | |||||
HSE Sexual Health Crisis Pregnancy Programme | This agency has details of services for women experiencing a crisis pregnancy, and also provides the 'Think Contraception' website which has information on contraception, sexual health and sexually transmitted infections. | Text 'list' to 50444 for crisis pregnancy services. | www.crisispregnancy.ie | ||||
Legal Aid Board | The Board is responsible for the provision of legal aid and advice on matters of civil law to persons unable to fund such services from their own resources. Details of their local offices can be found on their website or by contacting their Lo-call number | 1890 615 200 | www.legalaidboard.ie | ||||
Men's Networking Resource Centre | Provides support re Domestic Violence, homelessness, social welfare, family law, counselling services,outreach counselling services and supervised child access services | (01) 8622194 | 9 - 4pm | ||||
Money Advice and Budgeting Service(MABS) | MABS is a national, free, confidential and independent service for people in debt or in danger of getting into debt | 1890 283 438 | www.mabs.ie | Mon-Fri 9am-8pm | |||
OPEN | Provides numbers of local support groups for one parent families. Available nationwide | (01) 8148860 | www.oneparent.ie | ||||
Samaritans | Samaritans provides 24-hour emotional support to anyone experiencing distress, despair or suicidal thought. | 1850 60 90 90 | www.samaritans.ie | ||||
Society of St Vincent de Paul | Provides practical support and a wide range of services to people in need | (01) 838 6990 | www.svp.ie | ||||
The Probation Service | Assesses and manages offenders in the community on behalf of the Courts Service and Prisons Service. Details of regional offices can be found on their website or in your local telephone directory. | 01 817 3600 | www.probation.ie | ||||
Transgender Equality Network Ireland | Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) is a voluntary organisation set up to support transgendered and transsexual people throughout Ireland | (01) 8734999 or 085 1477166 | |||||
Victims of Crime Office | The Victims of Crime Office works to support the development of Competent, Caring and Efficient Services to Victims of Crime | 01- 6028661 | www.victimsofcrimeoffice.ie |
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