Family Support Programme

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Bethany Bereavement Support is a voluntary community/parish based service which aims to help and support bereaved adults.Bethany members have themselves been bereaved and they have been trained to listen with understanding and empathy. They will accept you as you are and will support you for as long as is necessary.


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THE GOOD GRIEF TRUST
The Good Grief Trust exists to help all those affected by grief in the UK. Our vision is to find the bereaved, acknowledge their grief and provide reassurance, a virtual hand of friendship and ongoing support. Our central national database brings over 800 UK bereavement services together around the country, to ensure that everyone receives a choice of tailored support from day one. We are a solely voluntary charity, run by the bereaved, for the bereaved and aim to encourage talking about grief in a more honest, straightforward way, help to make the pain a little more bearable for those at the early stages and offer inspiration and hope to the bereaved to enable them to move forward with their lives. Our Good Grief card works along side the website, as a combined condolence and signposting resource, for both the bereaved and those working with them directly to a choice of support, for any bereavement, anywhere in the country. Our Good Grief Pop Up Cafes are being launched across the UK to bring communities together to share their grief and find new local friendships The Trust is Secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Bereavement Support, formed in 2017, working with Government and bringing all UK charities and individual affected by grief together. Our Facebook community is an interactive online support service - with an average of 100,000 reach every month.
Website: https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegoodgrieftrust
Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodgrieftrust
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegoodgrieftrust


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CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE
Cruse Bereavement Care is a UK charity providing support for children, young people and adults when someone they loved dies. For bereavement support we have 78 Area offices throughout the UK providing one to one and group support. Details at cruse.org.uk. We have a Freephone Helpline on 0808 808 1677 – it is open every day from 9 to 5 and from 10 to 2 at weekends. CruseChat is available at cruse.org.uk from 9am - 9pm Monday - Friday. Information resources available at cruse.org.uk


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Anam Cara
Anam Cara provides information, resources and support to bereaved parents throughout the 32 counties. Visit our website www.anamcara.ie or call our information line on 085 2888 888


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Jacinta's Smile
Jacinta`s Smile works with children and young adults that have lost a sibling above the age of 12 months. The organisation was founded by three sisters after suffering the loss of three siblings in both childhood and adulthood. We provide one to one subsidised therapy, bereavement workshops, creative zoom events and create awareness on the impacts of sibling grief. With the contact details as below.


CRY Charity: + 353 1 414 2235
CRY Helpline: 1800 714 080
Email: [email protected]

CRY has retained the services of specialised counsellors and has a trained family support group working with families and friends who have been affected by sudden cardiac death or living with cardiac conditions. This is a free counselling service offered by CRY.

CRY Team - Psychotherapists

Lisa Gannon

Psychotherapist

Lisa has a B.A in Psychoanalysis and a Bsc in Counselling and Psychotherapy obtained from the University of Middlesex. Lisa carried out her training in Coolock Psychiatric day hospital. Lisa has trained in addiction therapy, person centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, grief therapy, family therapy and reality therapy. Lisa works in primary and post primary schools in North County Dublin and has a private practice which is operated from home. As a Psychotherapist, Lisa works with clients in a one to one capacity dealing with many varying issues, such as depression, anxiety issues, addiction, bereavement issues and issues as a consequence of abuse. She is a fully accredited member of the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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