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Saturday 31 October 2020
A dedicated helpline by organisation Alone is supporting older people across the country as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
The suicide prevention charity says that average calls to its helpline rose by 45% this year
The freephone service provides information on how to access services provided by the HSE.
71 alleged abusers and 108 alleged victims were identified by the organisation last week following a historic review.
The HSE has returned 2,686 calls to over 7,678 people.
Earlier the HSE apologised after a helpline for concerned people was down due to a technical glitch.
There were 16,211 calls were made to the ISPCA’s helpline last year.
Sinn Féin’s Sean Crowe says access to mental health care is ‘missing or thin on the ground’ in his constituency.
A team of Childline volunteers are giving up their own Christmas to offer support to hundreds of children who will need to talk to someone.
In 2016 inspectors initiated 32 prosecutions and saw 15 finalised in court.
The death has sparked a number of calls to a meningitis helpline.
Meet the volunteers answering late-night calls from students who need to talk.
Pieta House and the IFA are running a phoneline and counselling service.
The service is now 24/7, due to increased demand.
The British Pregnancy Advice Service is concerned that, because they are committing an illegal act, women may not always seek help.
The most common overall setting for abuse was in the family with one quarter of these callers saying their fathers abused them.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week starts today.
Services across Ireland answered 46,137 helpline calls in 2013 — or 126 calls each day.
The utility also apologised for the long waits some customers are experiencing when contacting the helpline.
Women’s Aid said abuse included severe beatings, threats to kill children, stalking, and rape.
The call was made at the funeral mass of the O’Driscoll brothers in Cork.
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is currently recruiting for volunteers.
Bodywhys support service said that the majority of calls are from those aged 25-35.
The organisation said that 48% of clients were victims of childhood sexual abuse.
The helpline is advising students to, “Let your hair down and not your guard”.
The co-ordinator of the National Crime Victims Helpline said that people need to be aware harassment is a crime.
Some volunteers say they have been abused when fundraising by members of the public.
Figures from Childline indicate children are more comfortable talking about mental health on the web, with 20 per cent of online contacts relating to this area.
Senior Help Line has seen a “worrying” increase in the number of calls.
Teenage issues and aggression are the most common reasons for calls to a helpline for parents in Ireland.
Teen-line is now looking at offering a texting service for teenagers.
Sometimes people call Samaritans at Christmas who might never normally do so. It could be the first Christmas they are bereaved, the could feel isolated, or they could have major money worries. We’re there to listen.
The Rape Crisis Centre is urging men to “not be that guy” this Christmas.
Women’s Aid is appealing for donations to help it continue to offer its helpline services.
In total, the helpline received 381,128 calls in the last year.
The Gay Switchboard is also hoping to launch a video chat service next year to encourage younger people who are having issues to get in touch.
Connect said it expects to receive 8,300 calls this year compared to 7,376 last year.
Clarke, whose son Andrew died by suicide last year, been speaking to TV3 about the issue, and is calling for more funding to be made available for an awareness campaign.
Financial woes and the fodder shortage has left many farmers in an extremely difficult situation, says suicide prevention charity Console.
Dundalk IT welfare officer Paddy O’Rourke, who plays for Ireland on Saturday night, spoke out in the wake of the tragic death of Galway hurler Niall Donoghue.
WELL, IT’S HALLOWEEN, the spookiest day of the year.
Among many traditions for Oíche Shamhna is the barmbrack.
There was a bit of chatter on social media yesterday about how the loaves should be cut after a woman posted a photo of a “crime scene” in which her husband had cut the barmbrack into triangular slices, as you would with a birthday cake.
So, today we want to know… What’s the correct way to slice a barmbrack?
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