Helpline numbers

THE HSE National Counselling Service is available to anyone who experienced abuse as a child

THE HSE National Counselling Service is available to anyone who experienced abuse as a child. Counselling is available at 60 locations in Ireland, and can be accessed by calling freephone 1800-235234.

See also: www.hse-ncs.ie

Connect, the HSE-funded national adults’ counselling service, provides a separate out-of-hours phone service. It is available Wednesday to Sunday from 6pm-10pm. Call freephone 1800-235235 from the Republic, or 00800-23523555 from the UK (free on landlines). See also: www.connectcounselling.ie

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