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Do you need urgent help?
If you need to speak to someone right now, here are some confidential options which provide 24/7 support. If you're worried you might hurt yourself or someone else, please call 999, or go to your nearest A and E.
Childline
Helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night.
0800 1111Samaritans
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You don't have to be suicidal to call us
Peer Recovery Groups
Have you been in the criminal justice and mental health system? Join our peer recovery groups and meet people who understand.
- Do you have a diagnosis of a mental health condition?
- Have you been involved in the criminal justice system; with the police, in custody, a secure unit or in prison?
- Do you want to meet others who understand?
Join us at our peer recovery groups!
The main aim of the group is to bring together individuals who have experiences in common with each other in order to create a group of people who can truly understand what the others are going through or have been through.
The group to have a varied focus so that it includes social, activity based and educational elements. Download a poster here
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Venue |
When |
Time |
Next meeting |
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InVolve House, 16-18 Queen Street, Magherafelt. |
1st Thursday of each month |
2.30-4.00 |
5th September |
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CRUN, (Causeway Rural Urban Network), 1 Brook Street, Coleraine |
2nd Thursday of each month |
2.30-4.00 |
12th September |
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All Saints Parish Centre, 9 Cushendall Road, Ballymena. |
3rd Thursday of each month |
2.30-4.00 |
19th September |
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Carrickfergus Library, 2 Joymount, Carrickfergus |
4th Thursday of each month |
2.30-4.00 |
26th September |
Who To Contact
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Roisin on 07803 623891. Alternatively, she can also be contacted on her email address which is roisin.thompson@mindwisenv.org
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