Women's Mental Health Supports

Your GP can be your first contact if you have concerns about your mental health. 

  • The Samaritans: Emotional support for anyone in distress or struggling to cope. Freephone 116 123 every day 24 hours a day or email jo@samaritans.ie 
  • Text 50808: 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. Text HELLO to 50808, anytime day or night. 
  • HSE YourMentalHealth Information Line: Phone service you can call any time. A member of the team can tell you about the mental health supports and services available to you, how to access different services provided by the HSE and their funded partners, and opening hours. Call 1800 111 888  
  • St Patrick’s Mental Health Services: St Patrick’s Mental Health Services have introduced a new homecare service for anyone referred for inpatient care, which will be delivered remotely to people in their homes. St Patrick’s Mental Health Services is an independent, not-for-profit mental health service provider. Find more information on their services, referrals and support on their website. 

  

Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland  

You can visit NI direct for support and information. This website include links to mental health organisations and supports in your area. 

  

Specific Supports:

Women experiencing emotional, physical and sexual violence 

If you feel in immediate danger please contact the Gardaí or call 999 or 112. 

If you’re worried someone might see you have been on this page, you can cover your tracks. Read advice from Woman’s Aid about covering your tracks online here. 

Women’s Aid: 

Providing free and confidential support to women experiencing domestic violence, family and friends and professionals supporting victims of abuse. 

Women’s Aid can help you if you are experiencing emotional or physical domestic violence. 

National Freephone Helpline, call 24 hours on 1800 341 900. 

Text service for Deaf and Hard of Hearing women available daily on 087 959 7980. 

National Helpline Instant Messaging Service available on www.womensaid.ie 7 nights a week from 7pm to 10pm.  This service is run by a dedicated group of trained volunteers.    

Find more information on supports for domestic abuse, domestic violence orders and refuge spaces on the Women’s Aid website here. 

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre: 

The National 24-Hour Freephone Rape Crisis Helpline 1800 77 88 88 will remain open for those who need to access crisis counselling and support. 

DRCC Webchat is a free and confidential online support service for adults who have been raped, sexually assaulted, sexually harassed or sexually abused at any time in their lives. It is open to people from all over Ireland. Find more information on the webchat here. 

Find out about Dublin Rape Crisis Centre services on their website. 

  

Women Who Are Carers

Many women may be under added pressure to provide care for their families and older people, even during periods of illness. This can cause anxiety and stress. It is important to look after your own mental health as well as your family’s health during this time. 

One Family:

OneFamily has a helpline for people parenting alone, sharing parenting, separating, or separating. Call 1890 66 2212 or 01 662 9212 or email info@onefamily.ie 

Find more information on OneFamily services. 

Care Alliance Ireland:

Care Alliance Ireland have set up an online family carer support group on Facebook. Please note you will need a Facebook account to access this private group. Join the support group here. 

Find further information and available supports on Care Alliance Ireland website here. 

Family Carers Ireland:

Family Carers Ireland offers a confidential, friendly and supportive Careline. Freephone 1800 24 07 24 

Find more information on Family Carers Ireland services and supports on their website. 

  

Younger Women

JigsawOnline:

JigsawOnline provides mental health information for young people, their parents and guardians, and those who work with young people. Jigsaw offers a Live Chat service, AskJigsaw service and Online Group Chats for young people. You can also contact Jigsaw for support as follows: 

Call 1800 JIGSAW (544729), Monday to Friday, 1pm- 5pm 

Text 086 180 3880, text “call me” with your preferred day and time for a call, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm 

Email help@jigsaw.ie, you can email anytime, and clinicians will be responding from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. 

Find more information on Jigsaw services here. 

BodyWhys: 

Bodywhys is the national voluntary organisation supporting people affected by eating disorders. 

Call BodyWhys Helpline on 01 2107906 

Email BodyWhys support service at any time on alex@bodywhys.ie  

BodyWhysConnect is a free, online support group currently offered to people with eating disorders aged 19 years and over. Find out more information here. 

YouthConnect is a free, online support group currently offered to people with eating disorders aged 13-18 years. Find out more information here. 

Find more information on BodyWhys services, supports and resources for people with eating disorders and those who care for them on thei BodyWhys website here. 

  

Older Women

SeniorLine:

SeniorLine is a FREEPHONE National confidential listening service for older people. Older callers can call free between 10am and 10pm every day of the year on 1800 804 591. 

Find more information on supports for older people on the Third Age website. 

ALONE: 

ALONE support line for older people, working in collaboration with the Department of Health and the HSE. Phone 0818 222 024 from 8am to 8pm. 

National Support & Referral Line for older people 

Alzheimer Society of Ireland: 

ASI is still supporting people with dementia and their families through the following services: 

Alzheimer National Helpline has a free Dementia Nurse and Dementia Adviser call-back service. Call 1800 341 341. 

Find further information on the above supports on Alzheimer Society of Ireland website.   

LGBTQI+ Women 

LGBT Ireland: 

LGBT Ireland have a helpline for LGBT people who need support as well as an instant chat support service and peer support groups.  

Call 1800 929 539 or visit www.lgbt.ie (They also offer a transgender family support line Sundays, 6pm to 9pm, Tuesdays, 10am to 12pm). 

Transgender Equality Network Ireland:

TENI have information for members of the transgender community on their website. They also have a directory of nationwide support. 

Find information on the TENI website here. 

BelongTo: 

BelongTo offers personal support for LGBTI+ young people from 14-23 years. BelongTo services are free and confidential and include informal one-on-one chat service, professional counselling and a drugs and alcohol support service.  

Find information on BelongTo services on their website here. 

LGBT Northern Ireland:

LGBT Northern Ireland offers a directory of services on their website – 

Find more information here  

  

Women living with Eating Disorders 

 

BodyWhys:

Bodywhys is the national voluntary organisation supporting people affected by eating disorders. 

Call BodyWhys Helpline on 01 2107906 

Email BodyWhys support service at any time on alex@bodywhys.ie  

BodyWhysConnect is a free, online support group currently offered to people with eating disorders aged 19 years and over. Find out more information here. 

YouthConnect is a free, online support group currently offered to people with eating disorders aged 13-18 years. Find out more information here. 

Find more information on BodyWhys services, supports and resources for those caring for people with eating disorders on their website. 

Self Care App: 

This is a support app for people with eating disorders and people who care for them. Find out more information and download the app here. 

Eating Disorders NI 

The Eating Disorders Association (EDA N.I.) is Northern Ireland’s dedicated eating disorder charity. You can find out more information here.  

They also provide a 24 hr helpline:  028 90 235959 

  

Women living with addiction 

The HSE has a confidential freephone helpline for those seeking support, information, guidance and referral on anything to do with substance use and alcohol. You can phone the helpline on 1800 459 459 from Monday to Friday between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm or email them on helpline@hse.ie  

Find a list of addiction support services on the HSE website here. 

Drugs.ie: 

The Drugs.ie service directory can help you find the contact details for local support services. 

Find a local service here. 

Find more information and supports on the Drugs.ie website. 

Alcoholics Anonymous:

Alcoholics Anonymous 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 alcoholism. 

Find details about AA meetings on their website. 

Narcotics Anonymous Ireland:

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem 

Find details about Narcotics Anonymous meetings here. 

Narcotics Anonymous International also provide online supports.  

Find details of international online supports here.  

SMART Recovery:

SMART Recovery Online (SROL) is an online community where individuals with addiction, their Family & Friends, and other specialized audiences can interact with SMART Recovery volunteers and each other to aid in overcoming addiction. 

Find details of their online groups here. 

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