Contact secured funding from the Big Lottery’s Reaching Out: Empowering Young People project for the delivery of the Aggression Related Trauma project which commenced in October 2013. Aggression Related Trauma (ART) – Recovery for Youth engages with children and young people, aged 8 – 20 years old who are at risk as a result of their trauma. This can include young people who are disengaged from education and/or leaving the care system, or are at risk of or engaging in risk taking behaviours e.g. criminal activity, drug/alcohol misuse etc., as a direct consequence of their experience of aggression related trauma. Aggression Related Trauma is trauma that results from deliberate harm perpetrated by another person specifically physical, emotional or sexual abuse. It does not include neglect. The project is delivered through a multi–agency approach ensuring that treatment for the child/young person is comprehensive and appropriate, thus improving mental health, well–being and assisting in…
Together Lifeline, Samaritans and ChildLine will support and protect more than 8,000 children and adults in Northern Ireland over the 12 days of Christmas this year. All three services are staffed throughout the holidays and primed to deal with up to 8,000 callers, based on last year’s experience. People of all ages can often find the most joyous times the most difficult and can be unsure where to turn for help. The key helpline numbers for all to note are – Lifeline 0808 808 8000, Samaritans 08457 909090 and ChildLine 0800 1111. “A call to Lifeline can lead to immediate assessment and support over the entire Christmas period. You will speak directly to our qualified crisis counsellors and can receive up to 6 free, face–to–face counselling sessions, close to home, within seven days,” said Fergus Cumiskey, Clinical Director, Lifeline. Suzanne Costello, Director, Samaritans, Ireland said: “Christmas is a very happy…
The Voices of Hope was established in 2014. Its founders are Genevieve Mora and Jazz Thornton. They are both mental disease survivors. They felt the need to use the prior experiences for making content to aware people and bring some changes in this sphere of life. They start filming videos that underline mental health issues as well as creating blog posts on different subjects. Since the launch of Voices of Hope, the content has got both domestic and global acknowledgement. It has caught the attention of companies with the desire to keep their opinion upon this issue. Their mission The objective of The Voices Of Hope is to create and set changes in the mental health sphere. They help bring hope through the voices of those with have had previous experience. Through advocacy, campaigning and story-telling, Voices Of Hope works out strategy and content with the aim to affect global,…
Lifeline number for free counselling in Ireland and Nothern Ireland – 112 and 999. The Samaritans is a registered charity dedicated to providing emotional support to anyone in distress, self-harm or at risk of suicide throughout Ireland. Toll-free 116, 123 for Samaritans in Ireland or Northern Ireland. Lets’ considered what is self harm and how it affects the mental health. The lifeline in NI s available for people of different ages. What is self harm? The official name for self harm is “non-suicidal self-injury” (NSSI), which means deliberately attempting to harm your body without intending to commit suicide. Most often, these are self-inflicted cuts, bruises and burns. The definition arose not so long ago, so experts have not yet agreed on what actions to include in the NSSI concept and where the border of the psychological norm lies. According to the International Classification of Diseases, selfharm is not only cutting,…
