Useful Links
Our service is run by the students and for the students of DBS, DCU, MU, NCAD, RCSI, IADT, DkIT, TCD, TUD, UCD or UL. If you are calling outside of our opening hours or are looking for more specific information you may find the following useful:
National College of Art and Design
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Depression & Mental Health:
Samaritans
Provides a helpline service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to those going through difficult times or facing a personal crisis.
Helpline (24hr): 116 123
Aware
Providing online, phone and face to face support to all those affected by depression.
Helpline (locall): 1890 303 302
Email: supportmail@aware.ie
SpunOut Text Line
A confidential messaging service for in-the-moment anonymous support.
Text: SPUNOUT or TALK to 086 1800 280
Addiction:
Alcoholics Anonymous
Providing support for those overcoming alcohol addiction through open and closed meetings which take place nationwide.
Phone: 01 4538998
Email: gso@alcoholicsanonymous.ie
Narcotics Anonymous
For those overcoming all types of drug addiction.
Phone: 01 6728000
Email: info@na-ireland.org
Crisis Pregnancy:
Aims to make women aware of the range of State-funded, crisis pregnancy counselling services that can assist them.
Freetext LIST to 50444
Domestic Violence & Rape:
Amen/AnyMan
Confidential helpline and support service for men experiencing domestic abuse.
Helpline: 046 9023 718
Rape Crisis Network Ireland
RCNI provides a 24-hour helpline for anyone in crisis or with concerns for themselves or another.
Helpline (24 Hr): 1800 778888
Women’s Aid
National helpline for women experiencing domestic abuse. Offers one to one support service and court accompaniment service.
Helpline: 1800 341 900
Eating Disorders:
Bodywhys
Confidential help, support and information services for people with eating disorders and for their families and friends.
Helpline (LoCall): 1890 200 444
Parenting:
Askonefamily is the helpline for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and for those separating.
“We provide detailed, confidential information on social welfare entitlements and finances, family law, housing, education, childcare, parenting, and mediation. We also offer a listening support service for people who need support parenting alone, sharing parenting or separating. “
Helpline: 0818 662 212 or 01 662 9212
Email: helpline@onefamily.ie
Facebook (DM):https://www.facebook.com/
Twitter (DM):https://twitter.com/
One Family website: https://onefamily.ie/
Suicide & Self Harm:
Pieta House
Provides professional one to one counselling for those self-harming, feeling suicidal or suffering effects of a suicide attempt.
Phone: 01 601 0000
SOSAD
Offers free one to one counselling, suicide bereavement support, advice and care.
Phone (24 hr): 041 9848754
Email: info@sosadireland.ie
Sexuality:
LGBT Helpline
Offers online and phone listening helpline as well as support information for LGBT individuals, their family and friends.
Helpline: 1890 929 539
Email: info@lgbt.ie
Gay Switchboard Ireland
Provides online chat and phone helpline and information for LGBT individuals, their family and friends.
Helpline: 01-872 1055
Email: ask@gayswitchboard.ie
Dublin Lesbian Line
Offers a phone support service, staffed by women who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual.
Helpline: 01-872 9911
Email: info@dublinlesbianline.ie
