Foróige Cable Project The Foróige Cable Project is a Garda Youth Diversion Project that covers North and Mid-. There are two offices/youth spaces with one at 158 Moneymore Drogheda and the other at Unit 1, Irish Street, . Garda Youth Diversion Projects are community based and supported youth development projects which seek to divert young people from becoming involved (or further involved) in anti-social or criminal behaviour. These projects facilitate personal development and promote civic responsibility. Due to all participants being referred onto the project, there are no 'opening hours' of the service. Staff arrange to meet with young people individually, or in small Welcome to the groups, at a time that best suits everyone. Issue 1, Winter 2020 CONTACT DETAILS: First Issue! North Drogheda - Allen O’Donoghue • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 086 0488983 North Drogheda - Jenny Deegan • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 086 0360586 Mid Louth - Bronagh Conlon • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 086 4641756 LOCAL SERVICESL th • LOCAL Newsle INFORMATION • LOCAL SUPPORTS Mid Louth - Shane Ryan • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 086 0319065

Child and Family Women’s Aid Louth Volunteer Centre Mental Health IN THIS ISSUE Phone: 24 Hour Helpline: 042 9333244 041 9809008 Mental Health Ireland have a range of information Support Networks • SOSAD Dundalk Email: available on www.mentalhealthireland.ie Email: [email protected] [email protected] Meitheal is supported through • Foroige Cable Project Text Support: Website: www.volunteerlouth.ie This first issue of the CFSNIdeas! Louth Newsletter is 086 1892439 If you need support, please contact the HSE the establishment of five Child • Youthwork Ireland Louth @volunteerlouth 1800 111 a sample of the type of information and news (Available Monday - Friday Mental Health Information Line on and Family Support Networks 888 • HSE Text Helpline 9.00am - 4.00pm) on all social media and or Samaritans on Freephone number (CFSNs) across Louth/Meath that can be shared with parents and colleagues. 116 123 or email: [email protected] Have you ideas about name, content or format? • Louth Primary Care Social media: Facebook, Each CFSN is made up of Twitter and Instagram We would like to hear from you. Please email Nursing Services Mental Health Ireland staff are working from services in that geographic area Paula or Ann Marie, CFSN Coordinators Louth • 5 Questions... home so you can contact them by email directly: who are working with children, [email protected] with suggestions. We look forward to hearing young people and families. from you. and much more HSE TEXT HELPLINE Network members include community and voluntary 50808 is a first of its kind for Ireland: a free 24/7 text service, providing everything from organisations, HSE services, a calming chat to immediate support for people going through a mental health or schools, childcare groups, Tusla, emotional crisis - big or small. Gardaí, etc. The purpose of SOSAD Dundalk From breakups or bullying, to anxiety, depression and suicidal TEXT ABOUT IT networks is to ensure that there is NO WRONG DOOR for children, 42 Jocelyn Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. feelings, our Crisis Volunteers are available 24/7 for young people and families who Monday to Friday from 10am - 6pm. anonymous text conversations. Our aim is to provide 50808 are in need of support. Network immediate support in the short term and connect people to members develop and share Email - [email protected] resources that will help them in the future. If you’re knowledge on services available Telephone - 042-9327311 experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need What is Meitheal? in that area and how to access support text HELLO to 50808. If your life is at imminent risk, Multi-agency group including parent/carer them. Since 2007, SOSAD has worked to raise awareness and help prevent suicide in Ireland. We have and child/young person call 999 for emergency help. The service is funded by the Contact your local CFSN worked tirelessly in our communities to help those in need feel supported and know they are not Early help for a child/young person who has Coordinator if you are interested Health Service Executive (HSE). unmet additional and/or complex needs alone on their journey. SOSAD offer support and services for people who are going through in joining a Network. bereavement, suffering with mental health issues, struggling with stress and anxiety, struggling Identifies the strengths and needs of the Coordinators are also available with isolation, or if you simply need someone to talk to. We can all face difficulties in life, but if Meitheal is a way of working with children child to ensure a strengths-based approach to deliver briefings to staff Tailored response to improve child/ young groups on the Meitheal process you feel that your problems have become too much to cope with we are here and we want to and their families to identify and respond to person's outcomes to help ensure their and how you might use it in your help. If you are actively in crisis you can book an appointment to come into the office during the their strengths and needs in a timely way. rights are realised work. 2 Day Meitheal Training is set times and ask to speak to someone in a safe and welcoming environment. We offer FREE Holistic view of the child/young person in also regularly available - contact professional counselling in a safe and welcoming environment. If you would like to speak to the context of their family and their your CFSN Coordinator for someone immediately you can call our 24 hour helpline at 042-9327311 to talk to one of our

Omeath Ravensdale Senior CFSN Coordinator Louth Meath environment Carlingford Faughart details. LOUTH & MEATH Hackballscross trained volunteers. Jenkinstown Dundalk Sandra Stafford 046 9073178 / 087 2492941 Kilkerley Gyles Quay Expert team around the child/young person CHILD & FAMILY NORTH Ravensdale Blackrock Carlingford Darver LOUTH Faughart NETWORK with parent and young person's voices Hackballscross Killanny North Louth Network SUPPORT Louth Village Jenkinstown Readypenny Dundalk Greenore Paula Mc Cabe 042 9351680 / 087 7218112 privileged as the experts in their own Kilkerley Gyles Quay SOSAD Drogheda Cookstown NETWORKS Cross Stabannan NORTH Salterstown Lisnagrew Ardee Blackrock Dromin Togher situation Carnaville Darver LOUTH Dunany South Louth Network 30 Magdalene Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth Smarmore SOUTH LOUTH Mullinastoghen NETWORK Syddan NETWORK Killanny Tenure Louth Village Castletown Lobinstown Harestown Newtown Sandpit Ann Marie Kidd 041 2152300 / 087 6542139 All aspects of the process are led by the Monasterboice Readypenny Dromiskin Oldcastle Fieldstown Ballymakenny Tallanstown Garlanstown Ballynamony Ballrenny Baltray Mon – Thursday 10am – 9pm, Friday 10am – 6pm Rathkenny Cross Tullyallen Millbrook Castlebellingham Kells Wilkinstown Drogheda Ballinlough Sillogue parent/child and based on their voluntary North Meath Network Cookstown NORTH MEATH Stackallen Cross Stabannan Annagassan Killallon NETWORK NETWORK engagement Salterstown Fordstown Email: [email protected] • Telephone: 041 9848754 Bohermeen Glenlyon Jackie Jackson 046 9073178 / 087 7704042 Ardee Dromin Togher Balrath Heathtown Cross Dunleer Tymole Dunany Cannistown Rathfeigh Clonalvy Robinstown Lismullen Puddenhill Limits duplication, agrees clear actions and Smarmore Tribley SOUTH LOUTH East Meath Network Trim Higginsbrook Dunsany NETWORK Carnisle Curragha Clogherhead SOUTH MEATH roles, reduces workloads and promotes Tenure Ashbourne Alice O'Halloran 046 9073178 / 087 2275645 NETWORK Harestown Doolistown Dunshauglin Collon Newtown Sandpit Monasterboice

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their support. Girls are sograteful tothelocalcommunityforall Project and the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre. The plan. The money raised was divided between the theirsocialawarenessprogramme action waspartof themselves planted outside Centra ontheRathmullen Road. they The sunflowers, selling by Southside Community Youth Project raised €502.15 The Younger Girlsgroup in Youthwork Ireland Louth Ph: 0860455739•Emails:[email protected]/[email protected] Respond Community Building, Rowan Heights, Drogheda, Co Louth Address: Youthwork Ireland Louth, SouthsideCommunity Youth Project completion, TUSLA, self-referral orfamilies. ouryoungpeopleandhelpthemtobuildtheirresilience andboostself-belief.exclusion of Referrals comesfrom school people from ourcommunity. We are responsive andproactive atworkingtochallengeandaddress the vulnerability and theircommunity.citizens of targeted teamThe andvolunteersworkhardyoung staff tomeettheever-changing needsof between 10-25years. The project works todevelopandassist youngpeopletoreach theirfullpotentialasactiveandpositive The SouthsideCommunity Youth Project isaUBU Targeted youthproject fundedbytheDCYA. We workwithyoungpeopleaged Youthwork Ireland Louth SouthsideCYP Ph: 0870612884•Emails:[email protected]/[email protected] 280 St Finian’s Park, Drogheda, Co Louth Address: Youth Work Ireland Louth, BOYNE Garda Youth DiversionProject (GYDP) school completion TUSLA, self-referral orfamilies. employment training, sport, art, musicandotheractivities. We workwithyoungpeopleaged12-17. Referrals comesfrom JLO, development andpromote civicresponsibility ...theGYDPs offer theiryoungparticipantsopportunitiesforeducation, people from becominginvolved(orfurtherinvolved)inanti-socialorcriminalbehaviour. These projects facilitatepersonal Garda Youth DiversionProjects are community basedandsupportedyouthdevelopmentprojects whichseektodivertyoung Youthwork Ireland Louth BOYNE GYDP FUNDRAISER The Girlspresenting thechequeto Anne Tracey from theGaryKelly Cancer Support The youngpeopleenjoyedkayaking, Laser-Tag andtheSky Park. a triptoCarlingford Adventure CentreAugust. onthe4thand 18thof the Covid-19 lockdownwere rewarded foralltheirparticipation with The participantsfrom theBoyneGYDP whoengagedonlinethrough BOYNE GYDP