Mental Health Ireland supports local volunteer-led groups (MHA’s) to promote positive mental health in their local communities and to provide social support to those managing mental health difficulties. MHI provides training on mental health related topics. MHI work s with targeted groups and also organises workshops open to the general public.
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Lifestart Supporting Parents Leitrim, Sligo & West Cavan
Lifestart is a home based family support service which delivers the evidence-based Lifestart Growing Child Programme, monthly universal programme to all first time parents of children from birth to three years living in the region. The Growing Child Programme is a programme which offers advice, support and guidance to parents on all aspects of their child’s development. Within this model families are identified either by the Lifestart family visitor or by the referring agency (generally the public health nursing service or social work teams) as in need of additional support and are then targeted for a more intensive service, which offers families support on a more regular basis up until the child reaches 5 years of age. Lifestart also offers parenting programmes.
Lifestart Supporting Parents
Childcare Programmes – The centre offers childcare facilities for children from 0-6 years (Sessional, full day care, pre-school and after school). Parent & Toddler Groups facilitates two weekly groups in St. Edward’s National School and in the Avalon Centre. The Toy Box Project – an initiative for Traveller families. Pre-school resources are delivered to the child in the home on a weekly basis by the Toy Box worker.
Music Generation Sligo
Music Generation Sligo delivers a range of long-term performance music education projects for children and young people up to the age of 18 years. This is part of a national Music Generation programme initiated by Music Network, co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, The Department of Education & Skills and Sligo Music Education Partnership. Music Generation Sligo is managed and funded locally by Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETB, Sligo County Council, Sligo Education Centre, Sligo County Childcare Committee, Cranmore Regeneration and the local music sector.
Sligo County Childcare Committee
Sligo County Childcare Committee offers:
Early Years Educators supports and parental supports
- Curriculum and quality practice supports
- Supporting access to quality affordable childcare
- Governance and operational quality supports
- Information and training for early years
- National collaborative quality supports
- Delivery of DCEDIY funded programmes services provided by Sligo County Childcare Committee are universal
Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership
Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership facilitates opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity in community, club and school settings.
Our role includes the provision of information on sport and physical activity, facilitating education and training in sport and supporting the delivery of opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity programmes and events.
Our target groups include Young People, Teenagers, Adults, Older Adults, People with a Disability and Disadvantaged Communities (including Travellers, Ethnic Minorities and Job Seekers).
HSE Addiction Service
Counselling for adults & young people affected by alcohol and/or substance misuse.
Tusla – Child and Family Agency – Family Welfare Conference Service
- Service is targeted at Child Welfare and Child Protection groups. A Family Welfare Conference (FWC) is a structured, family led, decision making meeting, where as wide a range of family members as possible come together to formulate a safe family plan in the best interests of the child. Essentially it is a method of family intervention that enables families to provide their own solutions to the difficulties they face. The conference is arranged and convened by the FWC coordinator for the family’s area and facilitates the involvement of the child, the family network and professionals in the whole FWC process. The role of the referrer at the conference is to provide information and offer consultation to family members rather than to influence or make decisions. The family will have private time during the FWC, without the professionals being present, to develop and agree their plan for the safe care, protection or welfare of the child. Their plan should be accepted, supported and resourced where possible. The only reason for rejecting the family plan is if it places the child at risk of significant harm, or if there are resource issues in the plan that cannot be met by the Agency.
Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan
The response of the Centre to the issues of sexual violence is to provide the following services universally:
- Crisis counselling
- Ongoing face to face counselling
- Outreach counselling
- Free phone helpline
- Support, advocacy and information for survivors, in particular around legal issues
- Relationship counselling
- Survivors Support Group Counselling, support and information for supporters of survivors
- Hospital, court, GP, and/or Garda accompaniment
- Education, training and awareness-raising
- Lobbying and influencing policy on relevant issues through the Rape Crisis Network Ireland
- Networking, experience and information sharing with other relevant voluntary and statutory organisations
Medical Practice/Primary Care Centre, Screen, Co. Sligo
We cater for all primary care needs. In particular we have a special interest in: -Women’s health -Mental health -Student health -Mirena coil/Jaydess and copper coil insertion -Insertion of the copper coil for emergency contraception -Implanon insertion -STI screening -Travel vaccinations -Minor Surgery -Palliative care -Medical Education
