Personal Support Page
Amnesty International Irish Section
AUTINET FORUM - Autism discussion and support
Bray Cancer Support Centre
Gay/Lesbian/Bi Resources in Ireland
Home Birth Association of Ireland
Irish Sudden Infant Death Association
The Samaritans On-Line
TUGDYS - transgender support
We would like to include more support groups - please send new submissions to users@iol.ie
Sean MacBride House,
48 Fleet Street,
Dublin 2.
Phone: 01-6776361
Fax: 01-6776392
Email: info@amnesty.iol.ie
Amnesty International is an impartial worlwide group which campaigns for human rights in accordance with the UN charters. It campaigns for the release of those imprisoned solely because of their race, gender, or for the non-violent expression of their beliefs. It also opposes torture and the death penalty in all cases, and works for the right of political refugees to
seek asylum in all countries.
AUTINET FORUM is a free, open, unmoderated electronic list discussing all aspects of Autism and developmental disorders, but especially High-Function Autism (HFA) and Asperger's Syndrome (AS), and has been running since March 1996. Its aim is to be a point of unity between Autistic/Asperger people, their parents, friends and helpers, and neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists (both clinicians and researchers) and educationalists in the field.
Hosted on Ireland On-line and with 484 subscribers in (at least) 23 countries, AUTINET FORUM is open to new subscribers from Ireland or anywhere else. You may subscribe through:
The AUTINET FORUM Home Page
Drop In Centre
36B Main Street Bray
Co.Wicklow
Ireland
Tel: 01-2866966 (24hr/7day)
Email: bcsc@iol.ie
The Bray Cancer Support Centre was founded in 1990 as a voluntary service to offer emotional support and practical help to people who had or have cancer and their families and friends. The Group is a non-profit making voluntary organisation.
A good set of resources for the GLB community in Ireland with links to International resources as well.
Home Birth Association of Ireland
Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups
North Brunswick Street
Dublin 7
Tel: 0405-57795
Email: hba@iol.ie
The Home Birth Association is a voluntary group, founded in 1982 to give information and support to those considering and opting for home birth. It helps parents make an informed choice by publishing leaflets, answering telephone queries, keeping lists of midwives, running monthly open meetings, and organising workshops and conferences.
Carmichael House
4 North Brunswick St.
Dublin 7
National Helpline: 1850 391 391
Tel: 01-8732711
Fax: 01-8726056
The Irish Sudden Infant Death Association (ISIDA) is a voluntary organisation that:
- offers support to families bereaved by Sudden Infant Death and others affected by it.
- provides information on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome to parents, professionals, the media and the public at large.
- promotes and supports research into the causes and prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
- raises funds to support the above.
The Samaritans provide a confidential On-Line service to the net community. For emotional support, messages should be addressed to jo@samaritans.org
Non-urgent and general enquiries can be sent to admin@samaritans.org
A quote from their email:
Our mailbox is read every day of the year by a group of trained volunteers - all using the pseudonym "Jo". Callers are offered absolute confidentiality and do not lose the right to make their own decisions (including the decision to end their own lives). Your messages (and our replies) will be kept for 30 days at most. You may ask for earlier deletion of a message.
Find the address of your nearest branch
Emergency phone within IRL: 1850 60 90 90 (charged at local rate)
Emergency phone within UK: 0345 90 90 90 (charged at local rate)
TUGDYS
Email: tugdys@mister.ie
TUGDYS offers support for crossdressers, transsexuals, sufferers of gender dysphoria, and to anyone who is transgendered, and their friends. This is done through meetings and a snail-mail support service. On-line support will hopefully be available soon. Contact tugdys@mister.ie for more information.
If anyone has any internet addresses for the following AA, Gamblers Anon, Rape Crisis Centre, AIDS Support, Bereavement Counselling, Parents Under Stress, Victim Support or other support groups that should be listed on this page, please contact us at users@iol.ie and they will be included.
