Community mental health services for homeless people with a severe and enduring mental illness. Advice, advocacy, assessments, treatment and medication management. Stabilisation and relapse prevention. Support and education forcarers and front line staff. Services are available at Parkgate Hall and on an outreach basis.
Parkgate Hall, 6-9 Conyngham Road, Dublin 8
By referral only. Phone, email or write for referral form 01 703 6158
Dental consultations & full dental treatment for homeless people. Phone Cornmarket Weds & Thurs 9am-12.30pm,2pm-4.30pm for referral appts. Service also at Primary Health Unit Open Access, Merchants Quay, D8 Mon & Fri: call in1.45pm to register for emergency treatment, tel 01-677 0185 10am- 4.30pm for referral appts (10am- 12.45pm). Screening in hostels and day centres. Outreach health promotion.
Cornmarket Dental Clinic,10 Cornmarket, Dublin 8
Phone Cornmarket (mobile numbers for appts also available).
Phone/drop in at Merchants Quay 01 677 7671 or 645 5424
Sexual health services for gay and bisexual men and men who have sex with men. Waiting list for counselling appts (interpreters available and ISL by prior arrangement). Outreach sexual health information, advice, support and referrals. Personal development and other workshops. Agency training on sexual health, safer sex, homophobia, heterosexism. Safer sex packs. STI clinic (see separate entry).
Outhouse, LGBT Community Centre, 105 CapelStreet, Dublin 1
Drop in, phone, make an appointment, email or write 01 873 4952 Email: gmhpoutreach@eircom.net
Sexual health services for gay and bisexual men and men who have sex with men. Information, counselling, outreach, research. Walk-in blood tests Tues & full walk-in STI screening (including swabs) Weds for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis. Return appts for results and treatment, including genital warts and hepatatis vaccine. Safer sex packs (lube/condoms). Charges for some services.
19 Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Drop in during opening times, or phone during office hours, email or write for an appointment 01 – 669 9553gmhpadmin@maild.hse.ie
Head office in Community Services Area 1 responsible for the delivery of a range of community based health services and schemes through a number of local health centres. Public office open to deal with all applications and queries on the services provided.
Community Care Services, Tivoli Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 284 3579
As above for area 2
Community Services Office, Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 268 0300
As above for North Dublin.
Local Health Office, Coolock Health Centre, Cromcastle Road, Coolock, Dublin 5
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 847 6122
As above for North central Dublin.
Local Health Office, Civic Centre, Ballymun, Dublin 9
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 846 7000
As above for North West Dublin.
Local Health Office, Rathdown Road, Dublin 7
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 882 5000
As above for South Central Dublin
Community Services Office, Carnegie Centre, 1-25 Lord Edward Street, Dublin 2
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 648 6500
As above for South West Dublin.
Community Services Office, Health Centre, Old County Road, Dublin 12
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 415 4700
As above for Dublin West – from Inchicore to Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart.
Community Services Office, The Lodge, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
Drop in or phone for an appointment 01 620 6300
Planning & development of services for clients with social inclusion (SI) issues, including homelessness. Links those having difficulty accessing health services into local health services. Contact other HSEs for public health service details.
Phone SI Director 01 813 1800
Dublin North West SI Manager 01 882 5000
Dublin North Central SI manager 01 846 7000
Dublin North SI Manager 01 847 6122.
Links homeless people and others having difficulty accessing health services into local health services.
Phone Director 045 880 400
Dublin South City manager 01 402 0374
Dublin West manager 01 620 6300
Kildare and West Wicklow manager 045 876 001
Information service for people with mental health needs and their families. Information on mental health problems, treatments and support groups
St Pats, James Street, Dublin 8
Drop in or phone 01 249 3469
National organisation with a network of over 90 local mental health associations throughout the country. MHI aims to promote positive mental health and to actively support people with a mental illness and their families by identifying their needs and advocating their rights.
Mensana House, 6 Adelaide Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Phone, email or write 01 284 1166 Email: info@mentalhealthireland.ie
Helps homeless people to access health services. Outreach needs assessments in centres providing homeless services. Referrals to range of healthcare services, including doctor, nurse, chiropodist, dentist, counsellor, optician, drug and mental health projects. Health promotion and harm reduction. Fast track medical cards. Teams respond to calls from agencies in contact with homeless people.
Contact team leader for referral form:
01 874 7503 (North)
01 703 6100 (South)
Full time nursing service and sessional GP, counselling, chiropody and dentistry services.
4 Merchants Quay, Dublin 8
Drop in or phone to make initial contact and appointment 01 604 0070
Nursing service 7 days a week. GP & counsellors available by making appointment with nurse. Chiropodist available Mondays from 10.30am-12.30pm. Referral services to Dublin Simon Alcohol Detox Unit, medical cards, hospital etc.
The Health Centre is funded by the HSE and managed by the Salvation Army.
Marlborough Place, Dublin 1
Drop in 01 873 1241
National organisation providing a range of services including information, advice, counselling, telephone helpline and an employment support programme. Campaigns to enhance the quality of life of people with schizophrenia and their families.
38 Blessington Street, Dublin 7
Phone or email 1890 621 631 helpline / 860 1620 Email: admininfo@sirl.ie
Mental health services for people in the Tallaght area. Services offered include a day centre, day hospital and alcohol support service. Day centre provides activities for people with long-term mental health problems.
Sheaf House, The Exchange Building, Belgartd Square North, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Phone or write 01 463 5200
Social and health service for people who are homeless.
Bride Road, Dublin 8
Service users may drop in. All others must phone for appointment 01 454 3799
Outreach service for women involved in prostitution on the street and in parlours. Drop-in clinic providing a medical service which includes STI screening, HIV, hepatitis and smear testing. Harm reduction addiction service available. No appointment is necessary and there is no waiting list.
Baggot Street Clinic, 19 Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Drop in or phone 1800 201 187 or 01 669 9505