List of Organisations in Ireland and UK
Organisations in Ireland
Addiction
www.gamblersanonymous.ie
Tel: 01-8721133
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength,
and hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others recover from a gambling
problem.
www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie
Tel: 01-8420700
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and
hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The
only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
www.na-ireland.org
Tel: 01-6728000
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs have
become a major problem.
www.how-to-stop-gambling.com
This is a complementary resource to “How to Stop Gambling in 30+1 Days” book where users can
download templates, read blogs, view videos etc.
Financial
www.mabs.ie
Tel: 0761 07 2000
The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is the only free, confidential, independent, and
nonjudgmental service in Ireland for people in debt or in danger of getting into debt.
www.moneyadviser.ie
Tel: 045 888 904
Money Adviser is a stand-alone, independent, personal finances advisory firm based in Ireland. Using
only qualified financial advisers, they specialise in personal finance issues.
www.nca.ie
Tel: 1890 432 432
The National Consumer Agency has expert information and useful tools on consumer rights and
personal finance.
www.citizensinformation.ie
Tel: 0761 07 4000
Citizens Information provides information on public services and entitlements in Ireland .
www.isi.gov.ie
Tel: 076 106 4200
The mission of the ISI is to help restore people who are insolvent to solvency in a fair, transparent,
and equitable way.
www.how-to-stop-gambling.com
Website that is a complement to this recovery programme. Site contains templates, videos,
discussion forums, blogs, FAQ’s etc.
Legal
www.flac.ie
Tel: 1890 350 250
FLAC is an independent human rights organisation dedicated to the realisation of equal access to
justice for all. To this end, it campaigns on a range of legal issues but also offers some basic,
free legal services to the public.
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/legal_aid_and_advice/ Tel: 0761 07 4000
Citizens Information provides information on public services and entitlements in Ireland.
www.legalaidboard.ie
Tel: 1890 615 200
The Legal Aid Board provides a professional, efficient, cost-effective, and accessible legal aid and
mediation service.
www.lawyer.ie
Tel: 01 667 1476
This site provides a user-friendly legal information resource about the law in Ireland.
Mental Health Services
www.mymind.org
Tel: 076 6801060
This is a community-based provider of mental health services.
www.pieta.ie
Tel: 01-6010000
This is a centre for the prevention of self-harm or suicide.
www.mentalhealthireland.ie
Tel: 01-284 1166
This organization provides an information service on issues relating to mental health and mental
illness through information fact-sheets, their website, and directly by telephone, post, and e-mail.
www.aware.ie
Tel: 01-661 7211
This organization provides face-to-face, phone, and online support for individuals who are
experiencing mild to moderate depression, as well as friends and families who are concerned for a
loved one.
www.spunout.ie
Tel: 01-675 3554
This is a not-for-profit website created by young people for young people. Their service promotes
general well-being and healthy living in order to prevent and positively intervene in harmful behaviour
where it occurs amongst young people.
www.headstrong.ie
Tel: 01-472 7010
Headstrong is The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, a non-profit organisation supporting
young people’s mental health in Ireland.
www.yourmentalhealth.ie
This website aims to improve awareness and understanding of mental health and well-being in
Ireland.
www.samaritans.org/your-community/samaritans-work-ireland Tel: 1850 60 90 90
Samaritans is a national charity that wants to reduce emotional distress and reduce suicidal feelings
so that fewer people die by suicide.
Counselling and Therapy
www.accord.ie
Tel: 01-5053112
ACCORD is an Irish voluntary Catholic organisation that aims to promote a deeper understanding of
Christian marriage and to offer people the means to safeguard and nourish their marriage and family
relationships.
www.relationshipsireland.com
Tel: 1890 380 380
This is an Irish counselling agency providing services to those with problems in their personal
relationships and related mental health and well-being issues.
www.counsellingdirectory.ie
This is Ireland’s largest independent directory of accredited counsellors/psychotherapists and
counselling services.
www.irish-counselling.ie
Tel: 1890 907 265
This website seeks to identify, develop, and maintain professional standards of excellence in
counselling and psychotherapy.
www.solascounselling.com
Tel: 01-2108101
Solas offers a humanistic, person-centred approach to counselling and psychotherapy services.
www.gamblingtherapy.org.uk
This is a free online service that provides practical advice and emotional support to people affected by
problem gambling.
www.panicaway.com
Counselling service available for sufferers of panic and anxiety attacks.
Dietary Advice
www.dietaryadvice.net
This is a website offering dietary and nutritional advice.
www.nhs.uk/livewell/healthy-eating/Pages/Healthyeating.aspx
NHS Choices is the online “front door” to the NHS. It is the country’s biggest health website and gives
all the information you need to make choices about your health.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/114/1/82.full.pdf
This is a useful article by the American Heart Association on diet and lifestyle recommendations.
www.nutrition.org.uk
This is a website offering dietary and nutritional advice.
www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/prevention/healthy-eating.aspx
This is a useful dietary and healthy eating article by the British Heart Foundation.
Organisations in the United Kingdom
Addiction
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk
Tel: 020 7384 3040
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength,
and hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others recover from a gambling
problem.
www.gambleaware.co.uk
Tel: 0808 8020 133
GambleAware aims to promote responsibility in gambling and provide information to help people
make informed decisions about their gambling.
www.gamcare.org.uk
Tel: 0808 8020 133
GamCare provides support, information, and advice to anyone suffering through a gambling problem.
www.gamblingtherapy.org.uk
This is a free online service that provides practical advice and emotional support to people affected by
problem gambling.
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Tel: 0845 769 7555
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and
hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The
only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
www.gamanon.org.uk
Gam-Anon is a fellowship of men and women who are husbands, wives, relatives, or close friends of
gamblers who have been affected by the gambling problem.
http://ukna.org/
Tel: 0300 999 1212
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs have become
a major problem.
www.how-to-stop-gambling.com
This is a complementary resource to “How to Stop Gambling in 30+1 Days” book where users can
download templates, read blogs, view videos etc.
Mental Health Services
www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/mentalhealthservices/Pages/Ove
rview.aspx
www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Mentalhealth/Pages/Mentalhealthhome.aspx
NHS Choices is the online “front door” to the NHS. It is the country’s biggest health website and gives
all the information you need to make choices about your health.
www.mind.org.uk
Tel: 0300 123 3393
This organization provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health
problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness, and promote understanding.
Financial
www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
Tel: 0300 500 5000
The Money Advice Service helps people manage their money. They do this directly through their own
free and impartial advice service.
www.financialadvice.co.uk
Tel: 0800 092 124
This website offers financial advice by qualified financial professionals.
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Tel: 0808 808 4000
This is a helpline that provides free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt
problems.
www.stepchange.org
Tel: 0800 138 1111
This is a free debt advice service.
www.creditaction.org.uk
Tel: 020 7062 8933
Credit Action is the United Kingdom’s financial capability charity, dedicated to helping people stay on
top of their money.
Legal
www.ukfreelegaladvice.com
This website provides clients with fast, efficient, and, most importantly, high quality legal advice and
assistance tailored to meet the expectations of each individual client.
www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/law_e/law_legal_system_e/law_taking_legal_
action_e/help_with_legal_costs.htm#legal_aid_for_criminal_cases
This is a useful resource that provides information on civil legal aid and legal services.
www.takelegaladvice.com/news-and-information/legal-guidance/-/How-do-Iget-free-advice/
This website provides guidance on how to obtain free legal advice in the United Kingdom.
Counselling and Therapy
www.samaritans.org
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
Samaritans is a national charity wanting to reduce emotional distress and reduce suicidal feelings so
that fewer people die by suicide.
www.bacp.co.uk
Tel: 01455 883300
This is a psychological therapists’ register.
www.gordonmoody.org.uk
Tel: 01384241292
This website provides advice, education, and high quality and innovative therapeutic support to
problem gamblers and those affected by problem gambling.
www.panicaway.com
Counselling service available for sufferers of panic and anxiety attacks.
Dietary Advice
www.dietaryadvice.net
This is a website offering dietary and nutritional advice.
www.nhs.uk/livewell/healthy-eating/Pages/Healthyeating.aspx
NHS Choices is the online “front door” to the NHS. It is the country’s biggest health website and gives
all the information you need to make choices about your health.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/114/1/82.full.pdf
This is a useful article on diet and lifestyle recommendations by the American Heart Association.
www.nutrition.org.uk
This is a website offering dietary and nutritional advice.
www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/prevention/healthy-eating.aspx
This is a useful dietary and healthy eating article by the British Heart Foundation.
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