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Meath Local Support Services
Meath Women’s Refuge
Telephone: 046 902 2393/086 189 5878
Website: www.dvservicesmeath.ie
Email: manager@dvservicesmeath.ie
MWRSS is an NGO and local domestic violence support agency with a catchment area of Co. Meath. We have been working in the community for 30 years and have a strong track record of supporting women and children experiencing domestic violence. We work closely with a wide range of stakeholders to fulfil our mission statement and seek innovative responses to domestic violence in Co. Meath. We are clear that domestic violence is a violation of human rights, and through our work we seek to vindicate the rights of women and children affected by domestic violence.
As a domestic violence support service, we provide a wide range of services across the following areas:
• 24-hour Helpline: Meath Women’s Refuge and Support Services provide a 24 hour helpline that operates 365 days a year to provide information and support to women who experience or are at risk of domestic violence. • Refuge Support: We provide emergency refuge accommodation for women and children in
Co. Meath 365 days a year. Families in refuge are provided with a wide range of supports and services on issues such as social welfare, legal supports, supports for children etc. • Outreach Programme: We work across the community in Meath with women who experience or are at risk of domestic violence and provide one-to-one support for the completion of court applications and court accompaniment for women who want to apply for domestic violence orders in the courts. We can attend court three days a week. Women can contact our service for court support. • A bi-weekly support group is provided to women in a peer-to-peer setting, and a 12-week group programme takes place twice a year to support women’s recovery from domestic violence. • Children’s Programme: The children’s programme supports the development and support needs of children impacted by domestic abuse in their families. Supports are provided to children in refuge and in the community. Children who require more intensive one-to-one therapeutic supports may be referred to our play therapy or music therapy support services.
Appropriate referrals are also made to other agencies for children who have additional needs. The programme also provides group programmes for children and young people such as the Good to Be Me programme and TLC Kidz. • Recovery: Therapeutic Counselling Services are a core support provided to women who need this support through a referral service by key workers and outreach workers in the organisation. This includes one-to-one counselling face-to-face, by phone or online. We also provide Art therapy, which is done in a face-to-face setting
MOVE Ireland
Co-ordinator, Meath MOVE: Avril Bailey: 086 414 9591 MOVE Head Office: 065 684 8689
Move Men overcoming violence works in the area of domestic abuse with the primary aim of supporting the safety and wellbeing of women and their children who are experiencing violence/abuse within an intimate relationship. Move does this by facilitating the men in a weekly group programme and on a 1-1 basis. This programme aims for the men on the programme to look at and take responsibility for their violence, abuse and actions, and choose to behave differently in the future. Men on this programme can learn to stop the violence, identify other ways of expressing strong feelings safely and explore how their behaviour affects the whole family. Partner Contact: All partners/ex-partners of the men on the programme are offered information, support and safety planning during and after their partner’s/ex-partner’s attendance on the programme.
If you are or have been abusive to your partner or ex-partner, you can take the first step to changing this by contacting MOVE Ireland.
Meath Springboard Family Services
Telephone: 046 907 8220 | 046 90 78221 Website: www.meathspringboardfamilysupportservices.ie Email: shay@springboardnavan.ie
Meath Springboard provides a range of services aimed at supporting families experiencing difficulties. Meath Springboard endeavours to empower parents to be the best they can be and to ensure that family life is a happy and nurturing experience for all. Meath Springboard supports families impacted by separation, addiction, abuse, bereavement, poverty, discrimination, poor mental health, homelessness, domestic violence and parenting difficulties.
Services include: • Tailored Programmes of Family Support providing one-to-one intensive support to parent(s) and child(ren) to help them address issues that are impacting on their wellbeing • Group Work — He’s My Dad (fathers support group), The Connect Womens Group (mothers support group), the Young Mums Group (mothers under the age of 25) and Confident Me! (10-week children’s group targeting self-esteem, confidence and problem-solving) • Low-cost Counselling Service – subsidised counselling, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and play therapy for children and adults • The Childrens Access Support Service (fee-paying service) provides a safe space where children can get to know and form relationships with their non-resident parent/family Open to referrals from parents, families & professionals.
Meath Family Resource Centres
1 Somerton, Triton Rd, Bettystown, Co. Meath
Old Carrick School, Lord Edward Street, Kells, Co. Meath
22 Mornington Drive Trim Co. Meath East Coast FRC
Website: crannsupportgroup.ie/eastcoastfamily resourcecentre Facebook: East Coast Family Resource Centre Email: frc@crannsupportgroup.ie Tel: 041 981 2230/087 644 3364
Kells Peoples Resource Centre
Website: www.kellsfrc.ie Email: info@kellsfrc.ie Facebook@kellsfrc Twitter@KellsFRC Tel: 046 924 7161
Trim Family Resource Centre
Website: trimfamilyresourcecentre.ie Email: Info@trimfrc.ie Facebook: Trimfamily.resourcecentre Tel: 046 943 8850
Family Resource Centres provide a range of universal and targeted services and development opportunities that address the needs of families. County Meath has four Family Resource Centres: East Coast Family Resource Centre; Kells Peoples Resource Centre; Trim Family Resource Centre; and Navan Family Resource Centre (see below for more details).
Family Support Practitioner Team
Navan Family Resource Centre Team Tusla-Child and Family Agency Enterprise Centre, Trim Road, Navan, Co. Meath Tel: 046 909 8621 Manager: Louise O’Keeffe
Tusla-Child and Family Agency Navan Family Resource Centre, Commons Road, Navan, Co. Meath Tel: 046 907 3178 Manager: Marlena Porter
We are part of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. We offer a support service to families in Louth and Meath who are going through stressful or difficult times. We help families to cope better and improve family life. If you are willing to work with us, we will support you and your children to deal with worries and improve your family’s quality of life so that your children are safe and achieving their full potential. We work with parents from all cultures and backgrounds and their children up to the age of 18 – but only if parents want us to.
Tusla Child and Family Agency Meath Child & Family Support Networks
Senior Child & Family Support Network Co-ordinator, Louth/Meath
Child and Family Support Network Co-ordinators (Meitheal) Sandra Stafford Email: sandra.stafford@tusla.ie Tel: 046 907 3178
Alice O’Halloran East & South Meath Tel: 087 227 5645 Email: alice.ohalloran@tusla.ie Jackie Jackson North & South Meath Tel: 087 770 4042 Email: jackie.jackson@tusla.ie
Meitheal is a Tusla-led Early Intervention Practice Model designed to ensure that the strengths and needs of children and their families are effectively identified, understood and responded to in a timely way so that children and families get the help and support needed to improve children’s outcomes and realise their rights. It is an early intervention, multi-agency (when necessary) response, tailored to the needs of the individual child or young person. Meitheal is voluntary and can only be undertaken when the parent/carer provides their written consent.
Meitheal is used in partnership with parents to help them share their own knowledge, expertise and concerns about their child and to hear the views of practitioners working with them. The ultimate goal is to enable parents and practitioners to work together to achieve a better life for the child. All services working with children and young people under 18 years can begin a Meitheal process. The CFSN Coordination team in your area will support you to do this.
Dedicated Point of Contact Louth Meath Dedicated Point of Contact Louth Meath Tusla Child and Family Agency Meath Enterprise Centre Trim Road Navan County Meath Tel: 046 909 8560/909 8500
The Dedicated Point of Contact (DPC)/Screening Team provides advice to professionals, parents, family members, members of the public and young people who are concerned for the safety of children and young people. DPC ensures that the worries regarding children and young people’s immediate safety are assessed appropriately and have a response according to the level of harm and impact on the children or young people. DPC screens the concerns reported by engaging with parents, children and extended family and professionals. It is important that DPC is contacted when there are reasonable grounds of concern that a child is being harmed, may have been harmed or is at risk of being harmed. If you are unsure, please contact DPC to discuss your concerns so DPC can give advice on what needs to happen. When the DPC Social Worker identifies that there is harm and/or impact present for children, an Interim Safety Plan is agreed and the case is prepared for Initial Assessment, or the case closes to the Department if sufficient safety measures can be identified and agreed.
District An Garda Siochána
Station Phone
Ashbourne Navan Garda Station Tel: 046 903 6100
Drogheda Ashbourne Garda Station Tel: 01 801 0600
Kells Kells Garda Station Tel: 046 928 0820
Trim Trim Garda Station Tel: 046 948 1540
Meath Court Services
Meath Court Clerk – Tel: 046 948 1250 Email: trimcourtoffice@courts.ie
Rape Crisis Centre North East
Telephone: 042 933 9491 Helpline: 1800 21 21 22 Website: www.rcne.ie Email: info@rcne.ie
Rape Crisis North East is a unique and specialised counselling, advocacy, information and support service for women, men and teenagers who have experienced any form of sexual violence and or sexual abuse. This includes rape, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Services can be accessed through our free phone confidential Helpline number: 1800 21 21 22. Services provided by Rape Crisis North East include: • Freephone confidential helpline • Crisis support and intervention • Short-term and long-term counselling & therapy for adults, both male and female • Face-to-face counselling and support for young people from the age of 12, both male and female • Counselling and support for families, friends and colleagues • Court accompaniment • Garda accompaniment • Medical accompaniment • Training and educational programmes • Information/talk sessions • Advocacy
Meath MABS
Meath MABS: Tel: 0761 07 2680 Email: meath@mabs.ie Opening Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–1pm & 2pm–5pm
The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is free, confidential and independent from a dedicated and expert team with free support and free legal advice.
SOSAD
Trimgate Street, Navan, Co. Meath. Tel: 046 907 7682 / Freephone: 1800 901 909 Website: sosadireland.ie
SOSAD Ireland provides support for clients aged 16 and up, in several ways: • A safe & comfortable place to talk and be listened to • Initial meeting (to establish need) • Professional counselling • Bereavement support • Follow-up support • Referral to most appropriate Support Service available We operate a 24/7 365 day helpline for anyone feeling depressed, suicidal or anxious and who needs someone to talk to and listen to them. We also have a text-based messaging service which is accesible via our website from 8pm to midnight, 7 days a week.
Counselling in Primary Care (CIPC)
Tel: 046 902 7303 Helpline Number: 1890 252 563
A free HSE counselling service for people with mild to moderate psychological difficulties. It is a short-term service that provides counselling to medical card holders who are 18 years of age or over and who want help with psychological problems that are appropriate for time-limited counselling in primary care. Referrals are made through GPs or members of the HSE Primary Care Team and can be posted to HSE Counselling in Primary Care Service, 34 Brews Hill, Navan, Co. Meath or via Healthmail to cipc.ne@hse.ie. Referral forms and service information are available at https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/ mental-health-services/counsellingpc/.
Appointments are available from different HSE premises across the region. During the Covid-19 pandemic, appointments are available by telephone or online video call, and some evening appointments are also available. The service is suitable for people who are experiencing difficulties such as depression, anxiety, relationship problems, loss issues and stress.
Tel: 046 902 7303
The CIPC service in the North East is currently also providing a Bereavement counselling support service for family members or others impacted by grief or by the death of a loved one during the Covid-19 pandemic. This HSE service is provided by telephone or online video call and is available for adults aged over 18. During the Covid-19 pandemic, evening appointments are also available. Referrals can be posted to HSE Bereavement Counselling Support Service, 34 Brews Hill, Navan, Co. Meath or via Healthmail to cipc. ne@hse.ie Alternatively, service users can self-refer on the above number. This is a free service and a GMS card is not required. The service is suitable for people who are experiencing difficulties such as Covid-19, bereavement, grief and stress.
Rian Counselling Service (NCS)
HSE Rian Counselling Service 34 Brews Hill, Navan, Co. Meath Freephone: 1800 234 110 Tel: 046 906 7010 Email via Healthmail to rian@hse.ie.
Rian Counselling Service is part of the HSE National Counselling Service (NCS) and is a free counselling service available to adults, aged 18 years or over, who have experienced abuse in their childhood. People can refer themselves directly by calling the Freephone number above. Healthcare professionals can also refer clients to HSE Rian Counselling Service. No GMS card is required. Appointments are available from different HSE premises across the region. During the Covid-19 pandemic, appointments are available by telephone or online video call, and some evening appointments are also available. The service is suitable for people who experienced trauma or abuse in their childhood such as emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
