Counselling Help to 20 Suicidal Irish People

Hope Trust would like to thank GlobalGiving and all those who have supported our organisation over this past year.

Suicide continues to be an ongoing issue in Ireland with statistics that horrify most people in this country.  However the levels of stigma being experienced by families affected by the loss of loved ones to suicide continues and public ignorance over how to respond or react to those with mental health problems will take more time, education and understanding.  Hope Trust intended to run a group for individuals affected by the loss of loved ones to suicide, however this has been met with hesitation over who might be attending the group, how public their loss might become and whether they would become overwhelmed in front of strangers. 

We are not deterred however and will be running a confidential bereavement group instead where we hope to integrate those suffering all types of loss through death.  We hope that this approach may help in encouraging others to join future groups.

We have run three workshops and are due to run a fourth on suicide and self harm in June.  We have also produced a book now on this subject aimed at equipping people to be more relevant and helpful towards those who struggle with poor mental health. Hopefully this will assist in addressing the stigma suffering families experience and lead to understanding and empowering people to become more supportive.

Due to the help of your donations we have been able to increase our volunteer base and this has lead to an increase in counselling hours in both Galway and Roscommon.  Thank you so much for your encouragements and support - we could not have done all of this without your help.

God bless you all!