Support Services
A Little Lifetime Foundation
The voice for bereaved parents and their families across Ireland, our aim is to promote healthy grieving and bring understanding and hope when a baby dies at any stage of pregnancy, during or after birth.
Phone number: +353 18829030
Email: [email protected]
Irish Hospice Foundation
Working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all. From advocacy and education, to our vital services like our Bereavement Support Line.
Phone number: (01) 679 3188
Email: [email protected]
Rainbows Ireland Ltd
Group Support for children & young people following Bereavement. Creating a safe space to talk about difficult feelings. Listening to the voices of children & young people
Phone number: 01 4734175
Email: [email protected]
Anam Cara
Supporting Parents After Bereavement. Offering information, resources, practical advice, links to professional organisations and services, general information for parents, extended families and also updates on forthcoming events.
Phone number: +353 85 2888 888
Email: [email protected]
Barnardos Bereavement Helpline Service
Bereavement Counselling for Children
Phone number: 01 473 2110
Email: [email protected]
Féileacáin
Féileacáin is a not for profit organisation that provides support to anyone affected by the death of a baby during or after pregnancy.
Phone number: (028) 51301
Email: [email protected]
HSE
Suicide and Mental Health Related Information from the HSE
Phone number: 1800 700 700
Pieta
Pieta provides free therapy to those engaging in self-harm, with suicidal ideation, or bereaved by suicide. 24 hour Freephone helpline 1800 247 247 or text HELP to 51444 (std msg rates apply).
Phone number: 1800 247 247
Email: [email protected]
Aware
Aware are the national organisation providing free support, education and information services to people impacted by anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and related mood conditions.
Phone number: 01 6617211
Email: [email protected]
HUGG
HUGG is an essential lifeline for people who have been bereaved by suicide. services include suicide bereavement support groups led by trained volunteers with lived experience of suicide loss, resources on grief after suicide, public events and webinars and advocacy and research.
Phone number: 01 513 4048 (part-time service from Monday-Thursday)
Email: [email protected]
National Office for Suicide Prevention
The HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) supports the implementation of Connecting for Life, Ireland’s National Strategy to Reduce Suicide, 2015-2024.
Phone number: 01 6352139 or 01 6352179
Email: [email protected]
National Suicide Research Foundation
The NSRF is a centre for excellence nationally and internationally in the field of suicide and self-harm prevention.
Phone number: +353 (0)21 4205551
Email: [email protected]
The Miscarriage Association of Ireland
A charitable, voluntary organization set up to provide support to those who have experienced miscarriage.
Phone number: 01 873 5702 or 01 872 5550 or 01 872 2914
Email: [email protected]
First Light
FirstLight provides crisis intervention and free professional counselling services throughout Ireland to bereaved parents and family members who have suddenly lost a child up to 18 years
Phone number: 01 8732711
Email: [email protected]
Meningitis Research Foundation
Meningitis Research Foundation is an international health charity headquartered in the UK, driven by a passionate mission to prevent the devastating impact of meningitis.
Phone number: 1800 41 33 44
Email: [email protected]
Embrace Farm
Embrace FARM, provides a caring and supportive Network for all those affected by Farm Accidents in Ireland.
Phone number: 057-8510555 or 085-7709966
Email: [email protected]
CRY
Cardiac Risk in the Young
To raise awareness of the condition known as Sudden Cardiac Death or Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
To provide free counselling service and support for families and friends affected by sudden death or cardiac conditions
Phone number: 01 4142235
Email: [email protected]
The Cormac Trust
Raising awareness of sudden cardiac arrestRaising awareness of sudden cardiac arrestRaising awareness of sudden cardiac arrest. To promote cardiac screening for young people, especially for athletes.
Phone number: 0044 28 3754 7721
Email: [email protected]
The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust
The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust aims to alleviate the financial hardship of bereaved families repatriating the body (bodies) of loved one(s) who have died abroad in sudden or tragic circumstances back to Ireland.
Phone number: +44 28 3083 3311
ADVIC
ADVIC bring together families bereaved by homicide including those affected by murder, manslaughter & fatal assault. They are a support group offering free professional counselling, peer support, practical information & legal assistance.
Phone number: 086 1272156
Email: [email protected]