Relationships
Barnardo’s Family Centre
BelonG To Youth Services
CDVEC Foundations Project
CDVEC Seperated Childrens Service
Child Care Centre, Amiens St.
Chrysalis
Crosscare Youth Aftercare Support Service(YASS)
Curam Family Centre
Mater Department of Child and Adolescent Mental
SNUG Counselling Service
The Talbot Centre
Other Services
Women's Aid provides direct support services to women experiencing male violence and abuse. Tel: 1800 341 900
Positive Options: Positive Options is a directory of organisations who offer advice and counselling to women who find themselves with an unexpected pregnancy.
Treoir: Provides supportive information for parents who are not married to each other. Tel: LoCall: 1890 252 084 or 01 6700 120
Tel: 090 6479078
AMEN:AMEN is a voluntary group which provides a confidential helpline, information and a support service for male victims of domestic abuse and their children.
NAME OF SERVICE: Barnardo's Family Centre
ADDRESS:23/24 Buckingham Street, Dublin 1
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE:
Dublin 1 and 3
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE:
Children (0-14 years) and families experiencing a range of difficulties.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?:
Needs assessment
Individual work with children
Child and family work
Individual work with parents
Play and learn group, focused on families from the new communities
Parent coaching service
Toy and book library
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE?
Referral from HSE Public Health Nurses and Social Workers, Home School
Liaison Officers, Hospitals, and self referral
CONTACT: Ann Coyle
E MAIL: ann.coyle@barnardos.ie
NAME OF SERVICE: The BeLonG To Youth Services
ADDRESS: Parliament House, 13 Parliament Street, Dublin 2.
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE: Dublin and Nationally
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE: We work with young Lesbian,
Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender (LGBT) people between the ages of 14 to 23.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?: We provide a
safe, welcoming, fun space in which LGBT young people can meet other like
minded young people, and engage in informal educational programmes based
upon issues that are affecting their lives. These programmes are decided by the
young people themselves, and youth leaders are trained to deliver the
programmes through peer education. We also have a specific Drugs Education
and Outreach Worker who works with young people in the service, and delivers
outreach and training programmes to local agencies and Nationally through the
LGBT network. We facilitate five groups during the week as listed below:
The BeLonG To Sunday Group - This is open to all LGBT young people between
the ages of 14 and 23. We meet in Outhouse on Sunday between 3.00pm and
6.00pm.
The Ladybirds - A Female group for Lesbien, Bi-Sexual and Transgender young
women between the ages of 14 and 23 and meets on a Thursday night between
6.00pm and 8.00pm in our offices on Parliament Street.
The Over 18's Group - This group is open to all LGBT young people between the
ages of 18 to 23 and meets ever second Wednesday in our offices on Parliament
Street between 7.00pm and 9.00pm.
IndividualiTy - This is a Transgender space open to Transgender young people
between the ages of 14 to 23 and meets every second Wednesday between
6.00pm and 8.00pm in our offices on Parliament Street.
The Drop In - This is open to all LGBT young people and is on Wednesday
afternoons between 3.00pm and 5.30pm in our offices on Parliament Street.
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Young people can simply turn up at one of the groups as listed above.
Alternatively a young person or a parent of a young person can contact the office
and meet with a youthworker if they have an issue they would like to discuss
prior to attending the service.
CONTACT NAME(S): Glenn Keating - Project Leader BeLonG To Dublin Service
PHONE NUMBER(S): 01-6706223 or 087-2768375
EMAIL: info@belongto.org or glenn@belongto.org
NAME OF SERVICE: CDVEC Foundations Project
ADDRESS:
Parnell Adult Learning Centre, 1 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE:
We have two clubs one in Dublin 1 (Sean Mac Dermott St) the other in Dublin 7
(Prussia Street) .
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE
Dublin 1 group 10-15 years
Dublin 7 group 5-10 years
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?:
• After school education support and activities to families/children who are,
or were accessing homeless services.
• One to one support.
• Weekly bookclub and outreach to homeless accommodation, such as B&B’s
• Summer programme
• Onward referrals
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Referrals are made via professionals who are working with families, such as
social workers, key workers, teachers and family support workers. Families can
also be linked in through outreach work or families can self refer (information
posters are placed in B & Bs). Professionals can refer families who are not
homeless but who have high support needs.
CONTACT NAME(S):
Project coordinator; Clare Schofield 018786658
10-15years Youth Club; Barry Haughey 0879524781
5-10years Playgroup; Amy Nyhan 0879517899
PHONE NUMBER(S): as above
EMAIL:
Barry.haughey@parnell.cdvec.ie
Amy.nyhan@parnell.cdvec.ie
NAME OF SERVICE: CDVEC Seperated Childrens Service
ADDRESS: Parnell Adult Learning Centre, 1 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE: Seperated
children/young people seeking asylum in Greater Dublin area
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE: Seperated Young people
aged 15-21
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?
• A full-time access programme to prepare students for mainstream
education
• A Youth Drop In Information Service where young people receive advice,
support and referral re range of issues including health, recreation,
education, finance asylum case, accommodation, employment,
psychological well-being etc.
• A Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring programme where young people are
matched with a designated adult volunteer for long-term support
• A Homework Club where Junior, Leaving Cert and Third level students
receive individual tuition in a variety of subjects
• A variety of recreation and personal development programmes
• Outreach service providing a range of supports to those living in direct
provision accommodation or recently moved into private rented
accommodation
• English language and literacy assessments
• Annual Summer and Easter programmes
• Information and support for schools with seperated children
• Advocacy and promotion of best practice
• Referral to appropriate services
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Generally referred by HSE, schools, NGOs or self-referred
CONTACT NAME(S):Andrew Sexton
PHONE NUMBER(S):01 8147915
EMAIL: andrew.sexton@parnell.cdvec.ie
NAME OF SERVICE: CHILD CARE CENTRE
ADDRESS:
69 Amiens Street,Dublin 1.
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE:
North Inner City communities
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE
6 - 12 years of age on admission in general .Very flexible about length of stay --
aspiration is that young people would return home as soon as possible --but
many have remained with us well into their teens.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?:
The Child Care Centre is a community based childrens residential unit The
service provided is strictly confined to the north inner city communities around us
here in Amiens street.
Since its inception in 1981 the Child Care Centre has offered an holistic
approach to the care of boys and girls from Dublins North Inner City. We are
attempting to take care of the children in the context of their overall environment
through maintaining all the crucial links in their lives.of critical importance is the
childrens involvement and connection to their family of origin and the community
to which they belong.
We seek to develop more positive relationships between the child and the family
and to assist the family in finding a more satisfactory level of functioning in terms
of the care of all of its members.
A strong emphasis is placed on links with parents and families in the work and on
aiming to enable the child and the family to move forward sufficiently to allow the
childs return home at some point in the future.
We have five places available for boys and girls from the north inner city whose
family situation may be severely deficient or functioning at such a low level that
the childs removal to some alternative caring arrangement is strongly indicated.
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Referrals formally come through the social work department but traditionally
many referrals would have been initiated through the neighbourhood youth
projects and parents themselves
CONTACT NAME(S):
PADDY ORMOND,PROJECT LEADER
CAITRIONA KEARNS,DEPUTY MANAGER
PHONE NUMBER(S):
8741791
EMAIL: amienst@hotmail.com
NAME OF SERVICE: Community Development Officer for Boxing
NAME OF SERVICE: Crosscare Youth Aftercare Support Service – YASS.
ADDRESS: 26 Upper Wellington St, Dublin 7.
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE:
HSE North & HSE South , CC Areas 1-10.
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE
16 to 25 year olds. Care Leavers , Separated Children , Young Adult
Homeless.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?:
Non residential Aftercare Service to Care leavers , Foster care leavers ,
Young adults in Tranisitional Housing Units.
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Referral by HSE Social work teams & Crosscare Programmes. Focus
Ireland Aftercare teams and other Aftercare teams and workers.
Self referral for ex residents of Care Units.
CONTACT NAME(S): Paul Flynn & Sharon Byrne.
PHONE NUMBER(S):8301188 087 2308930
EMAIL: yass@crosscare.ie
Name of Service: Curam Family Centre
Address: 46 North Strand Road
Dublin 3
Geographical Area covered: The centre covers Dublin North Central.
This includes North Strand, Ballybough,
Summerhill, East Wall, Dorset Street, North
Circular Road, Drumcondra, Beaumont,
Donnycarney, Clontarf etc
Age Groups: Work with children aged 4 – 18 years
Work with adults
Specific Services we provide: Therapeutic Support which includes:
Parenting/Behaviour Difficulties
Bereavement
Communication and Relationship Difficulties in
family
Self Esteem
Bullying
Anxiety
Impact of alcohol and drug addiction on family
Impact of separation on family
Impact of family violence on family
Impact of suicide on family
We work individually with children and parents
and we also do joint work with children and
parents together.
Accessing the Service: Self Referrals (people can phone/call to the
centre)
Young People/Families can be referred by
HSE, Schools, GPs, PHNs, Probation,
NYP/After Schools
Projects etc
Contact Names: Catherine Sheerin, Manager
Deirdre Furey, Team Leader
Phone No: 8559313/8559323
E Mail: curam@docharity.net
Website: www.docharity.net
NAME OF SERVICE: Mater Department of Child & Adolescent Mental Health/CAMHS
ADDRESS: Mater CAMHS
Metropolitan Building
James Joyce Street
Dublin 1
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE:
Dublin North Central, Dublin 1, 3 parts of 7, 9, 11
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE
0 to16 years
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?:
Help children and young people and their families with a wide range of problems
e.g. anxiety and worries, depression or low mood, behaviour problems,
developmental difficulties, ADHD, self harm, family relationship difficulties,
psychosis, and eating problems.
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Referral through G.P., school, H.S.E., local community agencies
CONTACT NAME(S):
Elizabeth McCrann, Senior Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Aisling Mulligan, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
PHONE NUMBER(S):
01 8034793 Fax: 01 8032081
EMAIL: camhs@mater.ie
Website www.mater.ie/camhs
Contact Details: The Snug Councelling Service
ADDRESS: Macro Resource Centre, Green St., Dublin 7.
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE:
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE;
Over 18’s.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?:
Counselling / advocacy / family support
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Self referral or referral from other agencies.
CONTACT NAME(S): Marie O'Connor
Phone: 01 8786231 8737052
E-mail: thesnug@eircom.net
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NAME OF SERVICE: THE TALBOT CENTRE
ADDRESS: 29,Upper Buckingham Street, Dublin 1
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE: North Inner City
AGE GROUP(S) COVERED BY YOUR SERVICE We work with children and
young people up to the age of 20 and their families, whose lives have been
affected by drug and/or alcohol use.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE?:
Support/Advocacy, Information, Brief counselling, Family therapy, Preventative
children’s programme, Educational support, Health education, Prison visits to
young people, Home visits, Recreational activities
HOW DO YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES ACCESS YOUR SERVICE OR
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE/FAMILIES REFERRED TO YOUR SERVICE?:
Any statutory, voluntary, educational or community service can refer to the
centre, once the young person is within the catchment area. We also accept
family and self-referrals.
CONTACT NAME(S): Liam Roe/Mary Cotter – Project Leaders
PHONE NUMBER(S): 8363434
EMAIL: projectleaders.talbotcentre@hse.ie