Community Outreach Programmes

Console provides a series of community outreach programmes supporting local and community initiatives such as:

Finglas Suicide Network (FSN):

Our most recent venture is with the newly established Finglas Suicide Network which developed as a direct response to the high levels of suicide in the area. Console working in partnership with FSN provides a counsellor in the Finglas area to work with people affected by suicide. The Finglas Suicide Network committee comprises of concerned residents living in the area, social workers, youth workers, the HSE suicide resource officer, community liaison gardai, parish pastoral workers, community development officers and members of Console.

Console in Partnership with the Daughters of Charity:

Console, in partnership with the Daughters of Charity intends to provide a counselling service specifically responding to the needs of children and young people bereaved through suicide. This will include supportive resources for teachers and pupils following the death of a pupil or peer through suicide. As this can be a very traumatic and difficult time for teachers, we anticipate that they may need guidance to sensitively respond to the needs of pupils following the death of a peer or family member.