Mental health in Ireland

The National Suicide Research Foundation leads research on the topic of suicidology.[2]

Amen (amen.ie) is a charity based in Navan, County Meath,[3][4][5] which works with male victims of domestic violence. It dealt with over 3,600 contacts in 2009.[6][7][8] The organisation was awarded a People of the Year Award[9] and a GSK Ireland IMPACT Award in 2016.[10][11]

Aware is a voluntary organisation which aims to assist people affected by depression. It was founded in 1985 by a group of patients, relatives and health professionals.

Console was a charity that offered suicide bereavement services including a 24/7 Suicide Helpline, Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service and a Suicide Bereavement Counselling Service.[12][13][14][15] Its founder, Paul Kelly, received a People of the Year Awards, award in 2014.[13] Reports emerged in 2016 that the charity was mismanaged and the charity closed.[13][16][12][17] Campaigner David Hall was appointed interim CEO during the winding-down process.[18] A national Charities Regulator was appointed in the same year.[19]

Cycle Against Suicide is an organisation that seeks to raise awareness and bring support to those dealing with mental health issues.[20] A compilation album Simple Things was released in 2013 for the charity.[21][22][23]

The Irish Association of Men's Sheds is a non-profit organization which promotes good mental health through creating sheds for men to meet and create projects in.[24] Projects, as varied as woodwork, electronics and jam-making, are chosen by the participants. The organisation was awarded a People of the Year Award. More than 10,000 men use over 300 sheds.[24]

Nightline is the name given to various confidential and anonymous overnight listening, emotional support, information, and supplies services, run by students for students at universities around the world. Individual Nightlines are autonomous organisations, but are affiliated to the Nightline Association, which is an umbrella organisation founded to facilitate cooperation between Nightlines in the UK and Ireland.[25]

Pieta House deals with suicide prevention and counselling for those bereaved by suicide.[15] The annual Darkness into Light event at locations across Ireland and the world act as a fundraiser for the charity.[26]

The Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God have run institutions in Ireland since 1882.[27] The Samaritans charity also runs a helpline for suicide prevention. SOSAD ("Save Our Sons And Daughters") Ireland is a suicide prevention and bereavement agency which was set up in 2006.[28]