Contact Information
Phone:
087 3664924 /047 75860
Email:
Yvonne.Lowry@ispcc.ie
Website:
http://www.tusla.ie
Service Regions:
- Cavan Town
- Cavan - North
- Cavan - South
- Cavan - West
- Cavan - East
- Monaghan Town
- Monaghan - Clones
- Monaghan - Ballybay
- Monaghan - Castleblayney
- Monaghan - Carrickmacross
Service Short Description:
Family Support/Meitheal
Contact Position:
Child & Family Support Network Coordinator
Parent Service / Organisation:
Tusla
Cost of service to user:
- Free
How to access the service (referral pathways):
- People can self-refer / access the service directly (without the need for a referral)
- Parents / guardians can refer
- Through GP
- Through schools
- Through Tusla Child and Family Social Workers
- Through other Tusla services (e.g. Education Welfare Service)
- Through HSE services (e.g. Psychology, Speech & Language, Public Health Nurses, HSE Social Work / other HSE health professionals)
- Through other statutory services (e.g. County Council, Gardaí, Probation Services, ETB, etc.)
- Through other community / voluntary services (e.g. Family Resource Centre / youth organisation / Sligo Social Services, etc.)
Do young people need parental permission to use your service?:
- Under-18s need parental permission
Age-range catered for:
- Pre-birth
- Early years (0-6 years)
- Primary school age (4-12 years approx.)
- Post-primary school age (13-18 years approx.)
- Young adults (18-24 years)
- Adults (25-64 years)
- Adults (65+ years)
- Other (please specify)
Description of main activities / services for children and families::
Meitheal meetings involve a team of professionals coming together to best meet the needs of a family/young person.
Do you specialise in any particular issue(s)?:
Meitheal supports any emotional, behavioural and social difficulties a family may be dealing with.
Address:
ISPCC office, YWCA Builing, North Road, Monaghan, Ireland
Description:
Meitheal - a tusla national practice model that supports 'a team around the child' approach.
