Services for Victims of CrimeThis Section includes helpful links for crime victims. Do you know of a valuable link? Why not contact us and let us know?
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
AdVic: for people bereaved by homicide. www.advic.ie Amen: for male victims of domestic abuse and their children. www.amen.ie
CARI Children at Risk in Ireland: support for children, families and groups affected by child sexual abuse. www.cari.ie
CONNECT: free phone counselling service for any adult who has experienced abuse, trauma or neglect in childhood. The service is also available to partners or relatives of people with these experiences. www.connectcounselling.ie
Court Support Services: free and confidential support for prosecution witnesses and their families who have been called to court www.vsac.ie
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre: for victims of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse. www.drcc.ie Federation for Victim Assistance: free and confidential emotional and practical support for all victims of crime in Carlow, Drogheda and south Louth, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mayo, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow. www.victimassistanceireland.com
Irish Tourist Assistance Service: for tourists who are victimised while visiting Ireland www.itas.ie
One in Four: for victims of sexual abuse and/or sexual violence, and for their families and friends www.oneinfour.ie
Rape Crisis Network Ireland: for victims of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse www.rcni.ie For access to the on-line Guide to the Legal Process for victims of sexual violence please go the RCNI website
Ruhama: a service for women affected by prostitution www.ruhama.ie
Support After Crime: free and confidential support for victims of crime in Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Clare and south Tipperary www.supportaftercrimeservices.ie
Support after Homicide: free and confidential emotional support and practical information for people whoe lives have been affected by homicide www.supportafterhomicide.ie
Towards Healing: provides telephone counselling and a counselling and support service for survivors of institutional, clerical and religious abuse, funded by the Catholic church. www.towardshealing.ie
Women's Aid: for women and children affected by domestic violence www.womensaid.ie
Women's refuge, Saoirse: provides short term secure crisis accommodation, practical information, emotional support and an outreach service to all women and children experiencing domestic violence www.saoirsewomensrefuge.ie
Women's Therapy Centre: provides accessible and affordable psychotherapy for women www.womenstherapycentre.ie
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES An Garda Síochána www.garda.ie Citizens Information Centres www.citizensinformation.ie Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime www.csvc.ie
Cosc www.cosc.ie
Courts in Ireland www.courts.ie Department of Justice and Equality www.justice.ie
Director of Public Prosecutions www.dppireland.ie
Victims of Crime Office www.victimsofcrimeoffice.ie
INTERNATIONAL LINKS Victim Support in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland www.victimsupport.org Victim Support Europe www.victimsupporteurope.eu
Other useful linksAge Action National independent organisation on ageing and older people www.ageaction.ie AIM offers a non-denominational couple & individual counselling, family mediation and legal information service to people experiencing marital, relationship and family problems www.aimfamilyservices.ie ALONE offers help for elderly people living in Dublin www.alone.ie AWARE offers help for people suffering from depression www.aware.ie ELDER ABUSE HELPLINE 1850 24 1850 Monday to Saturday 8.00 to 20.00 www.hse.ie F.L.A.C offers basic, free legal services to the public www.flac.ie HOMELINK Free, confidential, friendly and comprehensive telephone support service designed to respond to the social difficulties that people may experience when living alone, in and around Bray, South Dublin and Wicklow www.homelinkbray.ie Missing Irish People offers help for missing persons and their families www.missing.ie Missing Persons Helpline provides resuorces and support to missing persons and to families of missing persons www.missingpersons.ie One Life offers support in the Republic of Ireland to anyone who may be feeling suicidal, in crisis, or worried about a loved one or friend www.1life.ie SAMARITANS offers help for anyone in distress or feeling isolated www.samaritans.org St Vincent de Paul Society aims to tackle poverty in all its forms through the provision of practical assistance to those in need www.svp.ie Senior Helpline offers a listening ear to older people who are feeling alone or isolated www.seniorhelpline.ie <--> |
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