Local Kilkenny Supports
Call 056 779 6592 if you need to talk
Counselling & Support Services in the Community. The Thomas Hayes Trust is an initiative started by the Hayes family to support individuals and their families affected by suicide, or contemplating suicide.
Recovery College South East
Develops and delivers educational workshops in wellness and recovery. They use an interactive educational approach to empower people on their
own personal recovery journey.
Recovery Connections
A peer support network providingguidance around service networks supporting people with mental health and addiction difficulties. It offers recovery support in a safe and confidential space to individuals and family members who may be experiencing or have experienced difficulties with substance misuse and/ or mental wellness. Address: The Involvement Centre, 10 Colliers Lane, off High St., Kilkenny
Time: Tuesday 11:00am to 1:00pm
kilkennylocalforum@gmail.com
Kilkenny Local Mental Health Forum provides space and opportunity for service users, family members and carers to voice their experiences and raise issues about the mental health services.
Kilkenny Local Mental Health Forum"116 123" free from any phone
Samaritans offer a safe place to talk at any time, in your own way about whatever’s getting to you. They believe talking about your problems help alleviate feelings of distress and/or despair including those which may lead to suicide by providing a safe, non- judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings in whatever way suits you.
Samaritans Kilkenny/CarlowOssory Youth Kilkenny
Ossory Youth is a voluntary, non-profit youth work organisation working with and for young people within the Diocese of Ossory, covering Kilkenny and parts of Laois and Offaly. We were officially established in 1985 and have operated out of Desart Hall since then.
Shine Kilkenny
Shine offers a wide range of support services for people living with mental health difficulties and their families. Access to good information is an important part of the recovery process.
KLP Social Prescribing
Social Prescribing is a formal way of enabling individuals and healthcare services to support self-management by referring people to a variety of local, non-clinical projects and activities in the community through a dedicated Coordinator.
1. Jobs & Up-skilling.
2. Access to Education & Training.
3. Personal Development Programmes.
4. Help to Start a Business or Social Enterprise.
5. Specialised Supports for Local Community Groups KLP Kilkenny Leader Partnership
GROW Kilkenny
community-based mental health organisation. GROW groups provide mutual help and support to anyone experiencing mental health difficulties or struggling with any aspect of their mental wellbeing in a safe, confidential, non-judgemental environment. GROW offers a warm welcome and companionship of others who have recovered from different life challenges. Meetings are free.
Kilkenny Bereavement Support (056-7756538)
KKilkenny Bereavement Support Services provide one to one support to bereaved people of all age including those bereaved by suicide.
Kilkenny involvement Centre
The Involvement Centre peer led recovery focused spaces run by volunteers. They offer a warm welcoming place, in which mental health challenges are understood to be part of life and accepted in a non judgmental way. Programs and activities are developed in line with the expressed need of those who visit.
Kilkenny Mens Shed
A community based, safe, friendly, inclusive space where men of all ages and backgrounds gather and work on projects in the company of other men where the primary objective is to advance the health and wellbeing of all the men involved. There are 10 Men’s Sheds in County Kilkenny.
Family Resource Centre
Family Resource Centres provide supports for families through play therapy, youth counseling and Meithal a wrap around support for children and their families. Kilkenny has four (FRC): • Newpark Close FRC: 056 7723309 • Father McGrath FRC, The Butts, Kilkenny: 056 7751988 • The Mill FRC, Urlingford: 056 8838466 • Droichead FRC, Callan: 056 7755660
