Useful Contacts

Samaritans – 116123 – 24 Hours a Day 

E-mail: jo@samaritans.ie 24 hours 

Mental Health Helpline – 1800 742444 

www.yourmentalhealth.ie 

Aware – Freephone: 1800 804848 – 10am – 10pm 

supportmail@aware.ie 

Pieta House – Freephone: 1800 247247 

Text ‘Help’ to 51444 

Mental Health Support Ireland – Free Text ‘Hello’ to 50808 – 24 hours 

Grow – Online Groups – 1890 474474 

Suicide or Survive – Lo call – 1890 577 577 

info@suicideorsurvive.ie 

HSE Mental Health Services – 1850 241850 

yourmentalhealth.ie 

 HSE – National Counselling – 1800 234118 

Turn2me – Online Support 

www.turn2me.org

Art with Niamh - 3 September 2020

Enjoy Art Class with Niamh!

Art with Niamh - 31 August 2020

Here is Niamhs Art Class, Enjoy!

CE Vacancies at Gateway - September 2020

Gateway is a peer and member led community development project and we are hoping to find some interested people to join the project team as a trainee through Community Employment.  We have a couple of vacancies for trainee project workers at the moment which will mean receiving training and mentoring and developing and building on a range of skills in project work in a community setting, group facilitation, peer support, planning and organising, admin and more.  These roles are part time for 19.5 hours per week and require certain eligibility criteria to be met prior to applying so check with intreo to see if you would be eligible.  Shortlisting, reference check and garda vetting will also apply for successful applicants.  

We are looking for hands on people with an interest in working with people and in mental health and community development / community projects like ours.  The role involves working with others from a place of equality and respect, working as part of a team, engaging in peer support in person and over the phone, supporting, planning and facilitating small group activities and supporting our drop in space to run smoothly and safely during these strange times and in accordance with the needs and interests of our members and the values of the project. 

If you're interested in learning more, please take a look on jobsireland.ie and feel free to give us a call in the office on 01-4977005 or 085 7521220 if you'd like to chat about this before applying.

Best wishes from us all for any applying!

CE positions at Gateway

Art Class with Niamh

 Art Class for Thursday 10th September from one of our fave teachers Niamh... enjoy and let us know how you get on with the project!

Thanks

The Gateway Team

Free Webinars - Sept 2020

Free Webinars To Register contact www.suicideorsurvive.ie 

Wed September 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm 

WRAP Online with the Copeland Center Suicide or Survive in partnership with the Copeland Center are in the position to offer WRAP seminar one workshop online. This online course is for anyone who wants to learn about the WRAP® and begin to incorporate it into their life to improve personal wellness and achieve an improved quality of life. This workshop is designed to be highly interactive and encourage participation and sharing from all present. 

Wed September 23 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

Goal Setting and Action Planning 

So did you ever feel like your life is just drifting slowly by, no real purpose no real intent. Sometimes it feels like we are just waiting for things to happen. Well what if we lived a life where we are in the driving seat? Where we purposefully plan and prepare and measure and manage our progress. Sound interesting? Join us on this webinar and discover the power and purpose of goal setting. Brought to you by Robert Carley, Deputy CEO of SOS, Workshop Facilitator and Trainer, Psychotherapist and Motivational Business Consultant

Thurs September 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 

The Wheel: 

What Parts of Your Life Might Need More Balance Ever said to yourself my life is a mess, only to discover that just one thing is really bothering you? The Wheel is a very effective tool for discovering the area that needs your attention. Improving your life depends a lot on changing, modifying or confirming what is working to get you to your goals. The Wheel is a tool that will help you do just that. Brought to you by Brian Kelly, SOS Workshop Facilitator, Therapist, Life and Business Coach, Adult Guidance Counsellor, Founder and CEO of the Hope Centre 

Fri September 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 

Finding Normal: 

Exploring the truths that will help us live a better life In a changing world where what was once taken for granted is now considered a thing of the past our mental health can feel a bit shaken  However there are some pillars that never change so once we tend to them we can be shaken but not stirred ! Join us as we explore some truths that will help us live a happier life .Brought to you by Robert Carley, Deputy CEO of SOS, Workshop Facilitator and Trainer, Psychotherapist and Motivational Business Consultant 

Tues September 29 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm 

WRAP Seminar 1

Online with the Copeland Center Suicide or Survive in partnership with the Copeland Center are in the position to offer WRAP seminar one workshop online. This online course is for anyone who wants to learn about the WRAP® and begin to incorporate it into their life to improve personal wellness and achieve an improved quality of life. This workshop is designed to be highly interactive and encourage participation and sharing from all present.

Free Webinar - Dr. Harry Barry

Dr. Harry Barry Free Live Webinar on Mental Health and Wellbeing 

10am, Thursday, 8th October 2020 

 As part of S.T.A.N’S Positive Mental Health Festival, we have organised a webinar with Dr. Harry Barry, a Doctor and Best-Selling Author on Mental Health Dr. Harry Barry is an experienced medical doctor who qualified in 1976 and has worked as a senior GP within the Irish Health System for over thirty-five years. 

He has a long-standing interest in mental health especially the management of anxiety, depression and toxic stress, as well as the prevention of suicide. Dr. Barry is especially interested in the concept of emotional resilience and how developing skills in this area could transform our mental health. He has developed a holistic approach with an emphasis on the combination of Neuroscience concepts, lifestyle changes and drug therapy with the application of simple CBT approaches to effectively manage these approaches. He retired from general practice in 2013 to focus solely on mental health. 

Dr. Barry has written extensively on the subject and his series of books have been widely read by professional and lay people interested in the area. Dr. Barry is a regular contributor to national press and media and is a monthly contributor to the Sean O’Rourke show for almost four years. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the College of Psychiatry and former Board member of the national depression group Aware. To book your place for this event, please email; trainingsro@hse.i

Shine - Support Groups

Shine is launching a Pilot Online Relatives Support Group and an Online Support Group for people with lived experience of mental health difficulties. 

This pilot online groups will be co-facilitated by Shine staff and a Shine Peer facilitator. They will run for 8 weeks with no more than 12 participants. 

The Relatives Online Group starts 25th Sept 11am - 12pm. The Support Group for those with lived experience starts Wednesday 23rd Sept, from 12- 1pm. Anyone can register their interest here: https://www.shine.ie/shine-support-groups-online/

Schedule - 14 - 25 September 2020

Monthly Schedule September ... by Gateway Project