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Keep up to date with what we are doing at Helplines Partnership and news related to the helplines sector.

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Angie's story of 'honour based' abuse

Angie* first contacted Karma Nirvana (KN) aged 15. She was experiencing Honour Based Abuse from her family

Azariah Hope

Azariah's story: 'I felt listened to, not judged and was spoken to with respect'

'I felt listened to, not judged and was spoken to with respect.'

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Andrew's story: 'I just needed someone to understand'

I have used the Epilepsy Action helpline on a few occasions over the years when I just needed someone to understand and reassure myself of how to cope.

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Ash's story: 'The CALM helpline was an absolutely invaluable lifeline'

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Suicide doesn’t just take one life

Suicide doesn’t just take one life; it sends shockwaves through everyone affected, writes Caroline Roodhouse.

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'Some days I feel confident and capable. Other days, I’m just getting through.'

There are moments when everything feels heavy at once: responsibilities, expectations, the quiet pressure to keep going even when I’m tired.

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I contacted the Irish Foster Care Association’s (IFCA’s) National Helpline Service

I have used IFCA’s National Helpline Service many times throughout the years to navigate difficult situations in foster care

Marian

Marian's story: 'That call restarted my life'

I caught genital herpes before the internet. I knew nothing about it and was not particularly bothered… Then I was sent an American magazine with a long article that taught me to think that ‘genital herpes was terrible and it would ruin my life.

Jane

Jane's story: 'I’ve struggled with my mental health since a traumatic childhood'

I’ve struggled with my mental health since a traumatic childhood, still do, but the night I rang the Samaritans, I was at my lowest.

Sarah

Sarah's story: 'I reached out to The Migraine Trust support services at a point when my chronic migraines with visual aura were becoming increasingly debilitating'

I reached out to The Migraine Trust support services at a point when my chronic migraines with visual aura were becoming increasingly debilitating.

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Joan's story: 'I was informed by the Transfusion service that during a transfusion, I had been infected with Hepatitis C'

In 1991, I underwent surgery. Three years later I was informed by the Transfusion service that during a transfusion, I had been infected with Hepatitis C

Christopher

Christopher's story: 'My experience of using a bereavement helpline came about when three of my closest friends died in quick succession.'

I did not deal with each of the losses, and now looking back, I kind of went into shutdown as it was just too much to process at once