Alcohol Support Services
If you are concerned about your own or a loved one’s drinking, there are dedicated information and support services available across the country. You can also find a comprehensive list of alcohol treatment services and details of regional drugs and alcohol task forces on the HSE website.
Always call 999 (or 112) if someone is seriously ill, injured or their life is at risk.
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Get Urgent Help
Childline
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) is Ireland’s oldest and most well-known children’s charity. The ISPCC provides unique 24 hour phone, online and text support for children and young people through their Childline service.
Freephone: 1800 66 66 66
Text HELP, BULLY or TALK to 50101Pieta House
Pieta House provides specialised national services and support for people in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm. The Pieta House suicide helpline is open 24 hours a day.
Freephone: 1800 247 247
Text HELP to 51444Samaritans
This number is free to call from both landlines and mobiles, including pay-as-you-go mobiles. You do not need to have any credit or call allowance on your plan to call.
Freephone: 116 123
Text HELP to 51444Email: jo@samaritans.ie
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Alcohol & Drugs
HSE Drugs & Alcohol Helpline
The HSE Drugs and Alcohol Helpline is a free and confidential, active listening helpline and email support service offering non-directive support, information, guidance and referral to anyone with a question or concern related to substance use.
Freephone: 1800 459 459
Email: helpline@hse.ie
Al-Anon
Al-Anon is a a support group for people affected by someone else’s drinking, be it a friend or a family member. The Al-Anon Confidential Helpline operates from 10am-10pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Helpline: 01 873 2699
Email: info@alanon.ie
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a Twelve Step Fellowship dedicated to helping anyone suffering because of their drinking. Through mutual support, the AA aims to help its members achieve and maintain sobriety. There are no membership fees.
Leinster Office: 01 8420700
Email: gso@alcoholicsanonymous.ie
Alcohol Forum
The Alcohol Forum is a registered charity based in the North West of Ireland that works to prevent and reduce alcohol related harms in communities.
Office: 074 91 25596
Email: info@alcoholforum.org
SASSY: Substance Abuse Service Specific to Youth
SASSY is a HSE community service providing support to young people under 18 years of age, resident in Dublin North City and County for whom drug use or alcohol use is having a significant negative impact on their daily lives.
Office: 01 856 6837 or 01 7785980
Email: SASSY@hse.ie
YoDA: Youth Drug and Alcohol Service
YoDA provides assistance and treatment to under 18’s who are having problems related to their drug or alcohol use for people living in LHO areas Dublin South-West & Dublin South City. YoDA provides expert treatment based on the individual needs of the service user.
Office: 01 921 4978
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Mental Health
50808
This is a free 24/7 text service, providing everything from a calming chat to immediate support for people going through a mental health or emotional crisis – big or small.
Text HELLO to 50808
YourMentalHealth Information Line
The YourMentalHealth Information Line is a phone service you can call any time. A member of the team can tell you about: 1) The mental health supports and services available to you, and 2) How to access different services provided by the HSE and their funded partners. Please note: this is not a counselling service.
Freephone: 1800 111 888
Aware
Aware provides support services for individuals managing their own experience of depression or bipolar disorder, as well as to people who are concerned about a loved one. The organisation provides a range of services including group meetings offering support and information, a telephone and email support service, and a range of education programmes for teenagers and workplaces. Aware’s Support Line is available Monday to Sunday from 10am – 10pm.
Freephone: 1800 80 48 48
Email: supportmail@aware.ie
HeadsUp
Heads Up is a 12-week programme to learn how you can manage your mental and physical wellbeing, make social connections and plan for the future. The programme is run by South Dublin City partnership and currently working with men in the Tallaght and Clondalkin area, with plans to develop a programme for women in the future.
Tallaght: 01 464 9300
Clondalkin: 01 450 8748
Email: info@sdcpartnership.ie
Jigsaw
Jigsaw, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, provides vital supports to young people (12-25 years) with their mental health by working closely with communities across Ireland.
Office: 01 472 7010
Email: info@jigsaw.ie
Mental Health Ireland
Mental Health Ireland promotes positive mental health and wellbeing to all individuals and communities. Through a network of Mental Health Associations, they support people who experience mental health difficulties on their journey of recovery.
Office: 01 284 1166
Email: info@mentalhealthireland.ie
Spunout.ie
SpunOut.ie is Ireland’s youth information website, created by young people for young people. It aims to educate and inform readers about the importance of holistic wellbeing and how good health can be maintained, both physically and mentally. Spunout.ie provide a text message support service where you can text anonymously to talk with a trained volunteer. Standard SMS rates may apply.
Text SPUNOUT to 086 1800 280
Email: hello@spunout.ie
Turn2Me
Turn2Me uses technology to connect people, promote mental wellbeing and help prevent suicide, open to people over 18. This service is non-religious, non-political, non-judgemental, confidential and anonymous.
Visit www.turn2me.ie for more information on available support services.
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Sexual Health
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
A national organisation offering a wide range of services to women and men who are affected by rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment or childhood sexual abuse. This website provides contact details of all Rape Crisis Centres nationally that provide free advice, counselling and support for survivors of sexual abuse.
National 24-Hour Helpline: 1800 77 8888
For those who are deaf or hard of hearing DRCC provide a text service (Mon-Fri between 8.00am – 6.30pm): 086 823 8443
Email: counselling@rcc.ie, info@rcc.ie
Rape Crisis Network of Ireland
The Rape Crisis Network of Ireland is the representative umbrella body for Rape Crisis Centres.
Visit www.rcni.ie for more information on available services.
HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme
A portal for information on sexual health, wellbeing and support services available from the HSE. This website provides information on sexual health, unplanned pregnancy and specific information for parents and professionals.
Visit www.sexualwellbeing.ie for more information.
Irish Family Planning Association
The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) is Ireland’s leading sexual health provider. They provide contraception, pregnancy counselling, abortion care, sexual and reproductive health services and training.
IFPA Appointment Line: 1850 495 051
Email: reception@ifpa.ie
The Dublin Well Woman Centre
The Dublin Well Woman Centre is a not-for-profit organisation that champions women’s sexual health at every life stage, providing a range of primary health care services, family planning, counselling and sexual health services.
Office: 01 874 9243
Email: info@wellwomencentre.ie
The Men’s Aid
Men’s Aid Ireland provide a confidential service underpinned by a victim centric and human rights proofed approach aimed at ensuring all male victims of Domestic Violence/Coercive Control receive the required support to be safe.
National Confidential Helpline: 01 554 3811
Email: Hello@mensaid.ie
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LGBTI+
BeLonGTo
BeLonG To Youth Services is the national organisation supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) young people aged between 14 and 23 in Ireland. They offer a specialised LGBTI+ youth service with a focus on mental and sexual health, alongside drug and alcohol support.
Office: 01 670 6223
Email: info@belongto.org
Gender Identity Family Support Line
The Gender Identity Family Support Line is a volunteer-led listening and support service for families of trans and gender non-conforming people in Ireland. It is an initiative of Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) and LGBT Ireland. The line is open from 6-9pm on the second and fourth Sunday of the month.
Support Line: 01 907 3707
LGBT Ireland
LGBT Ireland is a national support service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people and their families and friends. The National LGBT Helpline provides a confidential listening, support and information service: Mon-Thurs, 6:30pm to 10pm / Friday, 4pm to 10pm / Sat-Sun, 4pm to 6pm. The Transgender Family Support Line is open Sunday, 6pm to 9pm and Tuesday, 10am to 12pm.
LGBT Helpline: 1890 929 539
Transgender Family Support Line: 01 907 3707
Email: info@lgbt.ie
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Emergency Services
Emergency service teams respond to all kinds of emergencies, including overdose, urgent mental health concerns and suicidal crisis. Emergency services include the ambulance service, the Gardaí, Fire Brigade and the Coastguard.
Calling 999/112:
Always call 999 (or 112) if someone is seriously ill, injured or their life is at risk.
When you call 999, try to stay calm and to speak slowly and clearly. The operator will have questions for you and will ask for your location, your phone number and the service you require. Your call will then be transferred to the Emergency Service Control Centre. Don’t hang up the phone until the operator tells you to do so.
If the line is busy, don’t hang up – your call will be answered as quickly as possible. The call is free of charge and can be dialled from a mobile phone or fixed line phone.
Read more detailed information on what to do in an emergency on the HSE website.