Helpful Contacts and Websites

Lifeline is a crisis response helpline service operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you’re in distress ordespair, you can call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000 and talk to an experienced counsellor in confidence. For more information visit www.lifelinehelpline.info

Samaritans  Longstanding and trusted, Samaritans volunteers provide confidential support, befriending and listening to those in personal crisis, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Helpline: Freephone 116 123 (callers from Rep of Ireland & N Ireland)

Email: jo@smaritans.ie (Rep. of Ire) jo@samaritans.org (N Ire) email response issues within 24 hours)

Web: https://www.samaritans.org

Other helpful websites:

 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

 https://www.aware-ni.org/

 https://www.lifelinehelpline.info/

 https://www.cause.org.uk

 https://grow.ie/

 https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie

 https://www.mindingyourhead.info

 HSE (Health Service Executive) - https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services

Directory of Services to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing 

https://westerntrust.hscni.net/download/439/adult-mental-health/5442/western_area_card_2020.pdf

Minding Your Head Info is a Public Health Agency (PHA) website. Press click on the link to access the

website https://www.mindingyourhead.info

 Take 5 steps to wellbeing - http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/take-5-steps-wellbeing-

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 A Guide to Looking after your Mental Health and Wellbeing -

https://www.mindingyourhead.info/sites/default/files/publications/living_well__a_guide_to_looking_after_your_mental_health_and_wellbeing.pdf

A Useful Guide to mental and emotional wellbeing resources -

https://www.mindingyourhead.info/sites/default/files/publications/useful_guide_to_mental_and_emotiona

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 Mental Health Ireland - https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie

 Resources - https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/get-support/walks-to-wellbeing/#resources

 https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/get-support/walks-to-wellbeing/#minding-your-mood

 5 Ways to Wellbeing - https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/five-ways-to-wellbeing

NHS UK

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/mental-wellbeing-audio-guides