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A bit late but this month on The Helplink Show we chat with:
The Irish Heart Foundation about their organisation and in particular their counselling service for stroke carers and we also speak with the Founder of New Wave Adventure Therapy which uses outdoor adventure activities to create opportunities to develop new skills and competencies, for self-reflection and therapeutic discussion.
Listen live on our partner community radio stations:
Connemara Community Radio / Athlone Community Radio / CharityRadio / Flirt FM 101.3 / CRCfm / Irish Radio Canada / RosFM 94.6
Or anytime on:
Mindhacks.ie mindhacks.ie/category/podcast/?s=Helplink+show
Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0uxYwIMEaZUJbVCUeFimY2
YouTube www.youtube.com/helplinksupportservices
On this day...World Suicide Prevention Day #WSPD2020...8 years ago our CEO set up Helplink Mental Health, to provide accessible free or low cost mental health services!
We stared with just one service (ahead of its time!) a online counselling service that was available 7 days a week!
Now we support 100s of people every year with a wide range of counselling services for children, young people and adults; face-to-face in the West of Ireland and online nationally and globally (Irish abroad).
We also support thousands of people every year with our mental health information and education services too!
We'd like to thank every Board member, Volunteer, Employee, Contractor, Partner organisation and Supporter we have worked with over the years for all their help and we'd also like to thank all our Clients for taking that leap (which is never easy) to get support for their mental health.
We hope to serve our communities for many more years to come 🙂
#mentalhealth #suicideprevention #mentalhealthawareness
It's World Suicide Prevention Day 2020...
If you are in an emotional crisis/distress please remember there are supports out there for you 24/7 for free:
Text 50808 for immediate text support and signposting to services.
or call
Samaritans on 116 123
or Pieta on 1800 247 247
or call 999
#WSPD2020
This is probably the same throughout all the counties!
The investment or rather lack of investment in all public mental health services in Ireland over the decades is nothing short of shocking. People of all ages are suffering due to lack of investment in our mental health services and the situation looks like it's only going to get worse!
Time for the government to implement 'Sharing the Vision' and to support our citizens with accessible and timely mental health services.
NGOs like Helplink are ready and willing to work with government and the HSE if they are willing.
954 children in Galway waiting over 1 year to see a psychologist - Galway Daily
www.galwaydaily.com
There are 1,464 children waiting to see a primary care psychologist in Galway, with 954 waiting for more than one year.Thank you to Galway City Council supported by Department of Rural and Community Development for their grant to support our reopening of our 7 day a week face-to-face counselling services for children, young people, adults. The grant helped towards the purchase of PPE equipment for our counsellors and other COVID-19 health and safety equipment for our clients.
