When The Going Gets Tough

My welcome gift to you is my free ebook with 8 clear steps to help put anxiety in check and move towards more calm and happiness today.

I hope it brings some support and happiness to you and to your family.

Gemma x

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The following contacts may be useful:

Ireland

Supports for younger people, their parents or guardians

Childline (ISPCC)- Ireland's 24-hour national listening service for young people up to the age of 18. Freephone 1800 666 666 any time.Text 50101 from 10am to 4pm every day. Chat online at childline.ie anytime

BeLonG To Youth Services- Support, information and groups for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI+) young people in Ireland, their parents and carers, and other professionals.Text LGBTI+ to 086 1800 280 to chat confidentially with a trained crisis volunteer anytime - standard SMS rates may apply.Visit belongto.org for more information.

Jigsaw-Mental health support and advice to young people aged 12 to 25 years old and parents or concerned adults. Jigsaw Live chat is for young people aged 12 – 25 years-old. Visit jigsaw.ie/livechat for 1:1 text-based support with a clinician Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 1 – 5 pm and on Thursdays from 2 – 8 pm.

Visit https://jigsaw.ie/services-in-your-area/ for details of services around the country.

Barnardos- Telephone support for parents in response to the challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Freephone 1800 910 123 from 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday. Barnardos also provide a children's bereavement helpline service. Phone 01 473 2110 from10am to 12pm Monday to Thursday. Visit barnardos.ie

SpunOut.ie- Articles and information for young people on many different topics including mental health. Text SPUNOUT to 086 1800 280 to talk to a trained volunteer - standard message rates may apply. Visit spunout.ie

Phone, Email and Text Support

Samaritans- Emotional support to anyone in distress or struggling to cope. Contact jo@samaritans.ie Freephone 116 123 every day 24 hours a day. Visit Samaritans Ireland.

Text 50808- A free 24/7 text service, providing everything from a calming chat to immediate support for people going through mental health or emotional crisis. Text HELLO to 50808, anytime day or night. Visit www.text50808.ie for more information.

Pieta House- Telephone and text-based support counselling for people who are suicidal or engaging in self-harm.Freephone 1800 247 247 every day 24 hours a day.Text HELP to 51444 - standard message rates apply. Visit pieta.ie

Aware- Information, support and peer groups for people experiencing anxiety, mild to moderate depression, bipolar disorder and mood-related conditions. Support also for friends and family members. Contact supportmail@aware.ie Freephone support line 1800 80 48 48 10am to 10pm every day. Visit aware.ie

Mental Health Ireland Information and support for people who experience mental health difficulties. Contact info@mentalhealthireland.ie Information line 01 284 1166 from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Visit mentalhealthireland.ie

ADHD Ireland- Support and information for young people and adults with ADHD and their carers and families.Contact info@adhdireland.ie Phone 01 874 8349 from 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Visit adhdireland.ie

Bodywhys- A range of services (helpline, support groups, online groups, email and family programmes) for adults and young people with eating disorders, and their families.Helpline 01 2107906 Monday, Wednesday and Sunday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Contact alex@bodywhys.ie for support. Visit bodywhys.ie

College of Psychiatrists in Ireland- Short videos for families of young people with mental illness. These include measures that can help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland.

If you live in Australia:

Lifeline Australia (24-hour phone support for anyone who needs it)
Beyondblue (Depression, Anxiety, Suicide with phone or web chat)
Mind Health Connect (Mental health and wellbeing information, programs, helplines)
Headspace (Mental health support and information for 12-25 year olds and their families)
Kids Helpline (24-hour phone support for kids and teens)

The Butterfly Foundation (Support line and information for eating disorders and negative body image)

If you live in the UK:

Samaritans (For immediate support)
Depression UK (Support and helplines for various mental health issues)
YoungMinds (Information and support for young people, and parent helpline)

ChildLine (Immediate phone support and information for kids and teens)

If you live in the US:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (For immediate support)
Crisis Chat (For immediate support)
Crisis Text Line (Text 741741 from anywhere in USA for free, 24/7 support from a trained Crisis Counselor)
Imalive (For immediate support)
You Matter (Information and support for young adults on various mental health issues)
Stop Bullying (Information and support for bullying)

SAMHSA (24-hour national phone hotline – information and treatment referral for substance use or mental health issues)

Online Counselling and Support

Turn2Me - Free online counselling and online support groups for young people (aged 12 to17) and adults. Peer support groups for frontline workers and professionals. Visit turn2me.ie

Suicide or Survive (SOS)-Free online wellness workshops and programmes. Visit suicideorsurvive.ie

Minding Your Mental Health- A series of multilingual video messages presented by doctors and other health professionals now living and working in Ireland. The videos are available in Romanian, Polish, Arabic, English, French, Lithuanian, Russian, Irish and Portuguese.

Visit translateireland.ie

Grow Mental Health Recovery- Weekly online peer support groups. Podcasts, practical resources and information. Contact info@grow.ie

Information line 1890 474 474 Visit grow.ie