Support Services

For a full list of AA meetings in the region please see our website.

To talk to someone, please phone our head office or try the Connaught Telephone Service on (091) 767777

Hours: Mon – Fri 7.30pm – 10.00pm, Sat 11.30am to 2.00pm
 

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The Castlerea Family Support Group is a safe, confidential, non-judgemental place for adult family members to discuss issues emerging from the problem of drug or alcohol misuse within the family. From the shared experiences of the group, members will get support and may find the solution to their particular problem.  For further information contact the Roscommon Women’s Network on 094 9621690 or email info@rwn.ie

The Community Cenacolo was started in Saluzzo in the North of Italy in 1983 by a nun called Sr. Elvira. Sr Elvira was concerned by the destruction she saw among young people through drug abuse and she felt called by God to help them. She begged her Religious Superiors to allow her to engage in this work and after eight years they consented. From the beginning God blessed the work. To-day there are 54 houses spread around the world including houses for street children in South America.

A house in Ireland was opened three miles from Knock, Co. Mayo in 1999. The Cenacolo in Knock does not receive State Funding and relies on Divine Providence. The Community does not believe in giving methadone which government funded centres do. The Community prefers to have the freedom to do things Sr. Elvira’s way through prayer, hard work and friendship. The men work with the animals on the farm, learn skills like metal work and carpentry, cooking and housework. There is no charge for anyone staying in the Community in Knock.

Every Wednesday at 7.30pm there is a Prayer Group in the Community Centre, St. Peter’s Church, Phibsboro, Dublin. While the Prayer Group is in progress men and women are interviewed with a view to entering the Cenacolo Community. In order to be accepted into the house in Knock male addicts must attend these interviews for a number of weeks. There is not a house for women in Ireland at present but women who attend the interviews in Phibsboro are accepted in the Cenacolos in Italy or in Medjugorje.

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Helplink provides low cost counselling online or by phone from your home or private setting or face-to-face in our Galway offices. Our professional, Garda vetted counsellors provide counselling through evidence led therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Brief Solution Focused Therapy. These therapies have been shown to work very well with people who have addiction issues. Helplink also provides the counselling for Ireland's first at home detox service I.D.E.A.L.

We also provide free 20 minute introductory counselling sessions.

Come talk to us at (091) 520963 or email us at counselling@helplink.ie or check out more of our information at www.helplink.ie

Provides inpatient treatment services for alcohol, gambling and prescription drug addiction in adults.

Services Provided:

    Inpatient
    Aftercare
    Counselling
    Advisory Services
   

Cuan Mhuire also has treatment centres in counties Limerick, Kildare, Cork and Down.  Please phone us in Galway for further information.

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Gamblers Anonymous (G.A.) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling.

Going to a GA meeting is simple. You find out where and when there is a meeting convenient for you and just turn up. That's it. There's no signing in, no money to pay, no appointment to make. There are no intrusive questions, no obligations. We use first names only. Your privacy and anonymity will be respected.

For a list of meetings in your area please check our website.

Helplink Mental Health, a mental ehalth chartiy with a suite of counselling services for children, young people and adults alike, has joined forces with the Gambling Awareness Trust to provide a national gambling addiction / gambling dependency counselling service that is available for free; 7 days a week and out-of-hours.

This service is available through online counselling (like Skype but more secure) or phone counselling nationwide.

GPCS by Helplink is funded via the Gambling Awareness Trust an independent charity setup in 2019 to fund research, education and treatment services to help minimise gambling related harm in Ireland.

Service Appointment Opening hours:

• 9 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday
• 12 to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday
• Closed on Bank Holidays and Christmas/New Year’s Eve

Age Restrictions:

This service is for young people (16 to 18 years) and adults alike. However, Helplink must have written permission (by email) from the young person’s parent or guardian before the appointments can begin.

Appointments:

Appointments are available for people over 16 years of age experiencing gambling issues/problems/addictions and their family members; who may be affected by their loved one’s gambling.

Each client is assigned a minimum of six free appointments in a 12-month period. If your Counsellor feels you may need more and you are in agreement, then they can allot a further three or six free appointments.

If you want to cancel or postpone your appointment you must do so 48 hours in advance. Consequently, if you do not cnacel or postpone in time you will lose one of the free appointments.

Your first appointment will be one hour long in order for you  to go over the counselling contract (which will be provided to you before the appointment begins via email), an initial assessment and risk assessment after this all appointments are 50 minutes long.

How does it work?

You contact us by emailing gamblingsupport@helplink.ie or by phone to 0818 99 88 80 to arrange an appointment or to get more information.

Once you have asked for an appointment you will have two options to engage with your Counsellor:

• through online counselling (the best option as you can see your Counsellor and they can see you – it’s like Skype but more secure)
• through phone counselling

When you have chosen your appointment method our administrators will email you, detailing your appointment date/time for your appointment.

You will also receive an email with all the details for engaging with your Counsellor/appointment and you will also receive some documentation about the service.

PLEASE NOTE:

We do not provide a crisis service. People seriously contemplating suicide or in need of immediate help should go to their local A&E. Dial 999 for assistance.

Our national phone number is not a crisis helpline it is used to provide information about the service and to arrange appointments.
Resources

For some other useful resources and supports for help with problem/compulsive gambling please go to our website helplink.ie and click on the Gambling Counselling page.

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Hope House is a Rehabilitation Centre specialising in the treatment
of alcohol, drugs, gambling and other dependencies.

The aim is to provide the
highest standard of quality rehabilitation to individuals and families affected by
addiction in an environment that is
reflective, warm and welcoming and
where people are treated with dignity

Under 18's HSE Drug and Alcohol Counselling service:

We are a one to one Counselling and  support offered to young people and their parents who maybe experiencing difficulties with drugs or alcohol.

We also provide support and advice to professionals

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The HSE Drugs Service provides support for those concerned about drug use.  Please telephone for further information.

Services Provided:

    Advice
    Information
    Support
    One -to-one drug counselling
    Under 18 alcohol counselling
    Education service for parents and community groups.

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The HSE Alcohol and Behavioural Addiction Counselling Service provide support to those who may have a concern about their alcohol use or feel they may have a difficulty with a behavioural addiction such as gambling, eating, internet or sex addictions.

Services provided must be referred through Roscommon Mental Health Service by GP and directed to the Co-ordinator Roscommon Mental Health Service, 2nd Floor Roscommon Primary Care Centre, Golf Links Road, Roscommon.  tel.  0906665050

Services Provided include,

                                    Information.

                                    Advice.

                                    Support.

                                    One-to-one addiction counselling.

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                        John Wynne, 

                        0879048096

                        James Dooney,

                        0876076104                  

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One to One Counselling,
Group Counselling.
Personal Coaching.

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One to One Consultations with individuals over 16 years of age.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.

For a full list of meetings in the West please see our website.

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Accredited Psychotherapist MIACP M10618
1:1 Counselling & Psychotherapy
Addiction Counselling

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We aim to provide information on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the North West.

Our workshops, presentations and group sessions can cover a variety of topics including

• Self-esteem
• Self Efficacy (belief in oneself)
• Emotional Wellbeing
• Suicide
• Self-harm
• Depression

• Free counselling service; crisis intervention for those at risk.
• Bereavement Support Groups for those bereaved by suicide.

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