Category: Peer Support

Seeking Safety Peer Researchers

We have had the great pleasure of meeting the Seeking Safety Team and working with them for three days on their peer research training. The researchers are undertaking research on the Seeking Safety Project. We loved the tasty cake that said “best research team”.

The Seeking Safety programme was established in November 2022 through the National Clinical Programme for Dual Diagnosis. Its initial focus is on women with mental health substance and trauma lived experience. The aim of the programme is to provide peer support and run the Seeking Safety porgramme groups.The workers are in seven HSE Community Healthcare Organisations (CHOs) in partnership with HSE-funded agencies (host orgnaisaions).
There are 7 host organisations, with each organisation employing one Seeking Safety Project Worker. The host organisations are:
• Ballyfermot Star, Drumfinn Park, Drumfinn, Ballyfermot, Co. Dublin
• Ballymun Star, The Horizons Centre, Balcurris Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11,
• Reddoor Project, St. Marys Convent School, Dublin Rd, Drogheda, Co. Louth
• Roscommon Women’s Network, Unit 5, The Old Mill, Castlerea, Co Roscommon. F45 TN82
• Ruhama, 4 Castle St, Dublin 2
• SAOL Project, 58 Amiens St., Dublin 1
• Sophia Housing, 25 Cork Street, Dublin 8

Huge Congratulations to Lianne on graduating yesterday

Huge congratulations to Lianne yesterday who finally got to walk across the stage and become in her words ‘an official person’. Lianne graduated from Certificate in Peer Support Working in Mental Health and was in the class of 2019/2020 and graduation was delayed because of Covid.  Lianne did a split placement with the Dublin North, North East Recovery College and the HSE in Louth, her supervisors were Mark Cunningham(DKIT) and Rosemary Murphy (HSE).

Lianne started as a student with the Recovery College, became a facilitator and was student Chair for a time. Lianne continues to champion the recovery college and works for YAP Ireland.

Watch out world, Lianne is now ‘an official person’.

Meet the Peer Support Workers in the Recovery College.

Hi from Sean, Peer Support Worker.

Although this is a stressful time, focus on the fact that you are not alone. Although you are possibly physically isolated, we can still reach out to and support each other. As a Peer Support worker I believe in a mutual understanding of some of our fears and worries. We all have something to bring to this situation. Whether its an extra bit of support you need or just the connection to another person, please feel free to contact us and we can arrange a Peer support phone call. In the meantime take care of yourself and practice self care and kindness. I look forward to hearing from you

Lianne