If you or someone you know is depressed and suicidal. Please make
contact with the following:
1. Contact a confidential anonymous support help line. There are professionals available 24 hours a day who can help you NOW.
1Life Suicide Prevention Helpline
1Life is Ireland’s first dedicated 24 hour Suicide Prevention and Intervention Helpline providing professional counselling services for anyone who has an issue related to suicide, whether an individual in suicidal crisis or a person seeking advice or information on behalf of another. 1Life provides a freephone telephone counselling service as well as text and cyber counselling. Currently based in Dublin, 1Life centers will open early in 2010 in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Wexford.
1Life is a joint venture partnership between The 3Ts and fellow charity, Console. 1Life receives no government funding but is funded by the two charities solely through fundraising and private donations.
- Freephone: 1-800-24-7-100
- Text: “HELP” to 51444 for 1 to 1 support
(standard text message rates apply)
- Web: www.1life.ie
- Aware
- Samaritans
The Samaritans offer Helpline and a 24:7 text support service, 365 days a year, for anyone in emotional distress. This service is available nationwide
CONSOLE Helpline: 1800 201 890
Console provide counseling and advice services for people who have lost a relative or friend to suicide and who would like the comfort and understanding of others who have experienced a similar loss. With branches in centers around the country, Console’s highly professional counselling service is available to all ages and has been extended to include a child psychotherapy unit in Dublin. Console are joint venture partners with the 3Ts in the 1Life Suicide Prevention Helpline.
- Teen-Line Ireland – If you feel lonely, anxious, isolated, down, vulnerable, depressed or suicidal, please ring. Teen-Line’s wonderful staff and team of volunteers are here to Listen and Care for you.
2. Talk to a friend
3. Contact your local accident and emergency
4. Contact your GP
5. Contact your parish priest
HeadsUp
Information on where to go for help in a crisis is now available through your mobile phone. Text the word HeadsUp to 50424.
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Don’t be afraid, you are not alone.
There are organisations out there who want to help you, please pick up the phone and call 1Life on 1 800 24 7 100 or text HELP to 51444 for 1 to 1 text support; phone Aware on 1890 303 302 or call Samaritans on 1850 609 090.
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