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
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
Phoneline, counselling and support for women experiencing domestic violence
Phoneline, counselling and support for men experiencing domestic violence