Supports for Parents

Supports and Services

A Lust for Life – Staying calm during Covid-19	Includes: Self-care during Covid19 Covid19 – Information for children Free courses to manage anxiety.
Mental Health Ireland	“Five Actions for Wellbeing during Tough Times”.
Mental Health Reform – mental health services supports available	Includes a comprehensive list of supports and services
Turn2me.org	turn2me.org offer peer support, online support, groups and professional support. Offering free counselling by phone / online by fully qualified, professionally registered counsellors and therapists.
Helplink 📧 helplinksupport@helplink.ie	Helplink provide free/low cost online counselling and therapy 7 days a week including free counselling for people laid off by crisis, people with addictions, people returning home and the Irish stuck or living abroad.
Aware ☎️ 1800 804 848 (7 days a week from 10 AM – 10 PM) 📧 supportmail@aware.ie	Aware are operating their freephone support line, email support and online Life Skills programme.
Covid-19:Shane Hastings	Excellent directory of free online services. Categories: Health & Wellbeing, Business, Education, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, Music.
The Irish Online Counselling and Psychotherapy Service ☎️ 086 070 9843 📧 info@counsellingonline.ie	The Irish Online Counselling and Psychotherapy Service offer an experienced service to anyone experiencing difficulties via instant chat, telephone and video.
HSE 24/7 Mental Health Information Line. ☎️ 1800 111 888
HSE: Wellbeing, mental-health, minding-your-mental health during the coronavirus outbreak	HSE Mental Health Supports and Services During COVID-19 webpage.
HSE	HSE Your Mental Health website
Barnardos Parent Supportline          1800 910 123	Open: 10am – 2pm, Monday – Friday
Barnardos: support for parents during covid 19 crisis, resources for parents during covid 19 crisis	Barnardos: Resources for parents
New Free Parental Support Service – The Way In Parent/Relationship Mentors: Sheelagh O’Grady 089 4081313 and Aoife Ryan 089 2349339	Offering support to parents during these challenging times. We are making ourselves available, free of charge, to parents between the hours of 10am-11am and 7pm-8pm Monday-Friday (for this acute phase of the COVID19 pandemic). Please text stating whether you would like a morning or evening appointment. We will then contact you with an appointment time.
Tips for Families during uncertain times	Tips for Families during uncertain times
Podcast: Owning it- The Anxiety Podcast	Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast

Working from Home

Geoffrey James: a beginners guide to working from home without driving yourself your family crazy	A Beginner’s Guide to Working From Home Without Driving Yourself and Your Family Crazy
NY Times: Smarter living – how to work from home if you’ve never done it before	How to Work From Home, if You’ve Never Done It Before!
BBC: Coronavirus covid 19 update work from home in a pandemic	Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way
Microsoft: Top 9	Microsoft Best Practice for Remote Working

Mindfulness / Yoga / Meditation Apps and Websites

Mindfulness	Mindfulness.ie are offering twice daily guided meditations at 12 PM and 8 PM on Zoom, Free to all.
Favecrafts: Adult Colouring Pages	43 free printable adult colouring pages
Headspace	Headspace – visit the website or download the app Stress less. Move more. Sleep soundly.
Calm: blog – take a deep breath Calm	Visit the blog or download the app: Sleep more. Stress less. Live better.
Breethe	Meditation app for anxiety, stress, sleep and more. You can find guided meditations for real life situations, music for every mood, personalized recommendations, and a learn to meditate program to get you started
Yoga with Adriene	Free Yoga Videos and Online Yoga Classes
Michael Ryan Yoga	Michael Ryan Yoga: Live morning meditations at 8.30 am
Diversity Dance	Diversity and 20DV Team Dance. Free classes and tutorials until 1st May