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With so many choices it is really important to find guidance and information from people who really understand your needs; you will find the support and encouragement you need from the appointed staff in the college who deal with crisis pregnancy. 

Mary Immaculate College Medical Centre:
Nurses- Helen O’ Dea & Anne Marie McCarthy (061) 204343 

Mary Immaculate College Counselling Service:
Telephone Nessa Breen (061) 204919
Telephone Bríd O’Connell (061) 204948 

Mary Immaculate College Student Parent Co-ordinator:
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Useful websites:
www.positiveoptions.ie  www.crisispregnancy.ie  www.parentline.ie

Directory of Supports and Services in the Mid West 

FAMILY PLANNING
www.thinkcontraception.ie
The Think Contraception website is primarily designed to support people in choosing a contraceptive method that best suits their health and lifestyle. Each method is presented in a clear and simple format and covers questions such as how effective the method is, does it protect against STIs, and how it is used. The site also provides contact details of where to turn with questions regarding contraception, STIs and unplanned pregnancy. The Crisis Pregnancy Agency has developed a compact information leaflet for people interested in finding out more about contraceptive methods. 

Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA)
Cork – Dublin – Dundalk – Galway – Letterkenny – Limerick – Sligo – Waterford

Phone 1850 49 50 51 (Callsave) for information & appointments
The lines are open from 9am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

By making a counseling appointment, you will be seen quickly and in total privacy. You will have about one hour to explore your feelings in friendly, supportive surroundings. In a counselling session the Counsellor will help you to work towards finding a solution to your unexpected pregnancy.

Counselling involves giving time, attention and respect in a confidential relationship. It provides an opportunity for you to explore your feelings about your pregnancy and to discuss the options open to you.

This organisation offers pregnancy counseling services in total confidence and privacy. These services are free of charge to you no matter what your income is, how old you are, or where you live. 

GPs (General Practitioners)
Family Planning (contraceptive) services are provided by most GPs. For a list of GPs participating in General Medical Services (GMS), contact your local Community Care Office. Many family doctors also provide services for women with unplanned pregnancies. If you need support and help, think about contacting a local family doctor. All positive options organisations offer free post abortion counseling. 

Limerick Family Planning Clinic, 27 Mallow St, Limerick Tel: 061 312 026
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm, Sat: 9am–1pm & 2pm–5.30pm
Most services are covered free of charge by the General Medical Services (GMS) Medical Card. 

Women’s Health Clinic
North Quay, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick Tel: 069 62933
Opening Hours: Tues–Fri: 10am–1pm, Wed/Fri: 7pm–9pm 

PARENTING SUPPORT

Barnardos (National Children’s Resource Centre)
10 Sarsfield St, Limerick Tel: 061 208680
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Web: www.barnardos.ie 

One Family (formerly Cherish) Tel: 01 662 9212
Voice/Support/Action for One-Parent Families Lo Call Tel: 1890 66 22 12
Cherish House, 2 Lower Pembroke St, Dublin 2. Web: www.onefamily.ie
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm

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Parent Support Programme, Limerick
Limerick Social Services Centre, Henry St, Limerick Tel: 061 411 643
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Opening Hours: Mon–Fri: 9.30am–5.30pm

Lifelong parenting information and support is available to all parents in Limerick City and County via the Parent Support Programme, Limerick. All issues relevant to parenting are covered, where possible. This service is provided free of charge to parents of children of all ages. 

Parent Support Programme (Mid-West Region) Tel: 061 483455
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri: 9.30am–1pm & 2pm–5pm 87 O’Connell St, Limerick. 

Community Mothers Programmes
The Community Mothers Programme is a home visiting service for parents with new babies/young children living in Limerick City and County and North Tipperary. A community mother is an experienced mother who is trained to visit parents in their homes and share information on many issues, including a child’s development and how to enjoy and participate more fully in a child’s life.

The visits are usually monthly for the first year of the child’s life, or more often, if requested. There is no charge for this service.
Limerick City and County, contact Parent Support Programme, Limerick.
North Tipperary Community Services, Loreto HSE, Kenyon Street, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Tel: 067 31800  

TREOIR
(National Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children)
Support for unmarried parents and information on financial, legal and parenting issues.

14 Gandon House, Custom House Square, IFSC, Dublin 1. Tel: 01 670 0120
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Lo Call Tel: 1890 25 20 84
Opening Hours: Mon–Fri: 9.30am–1pm & 2.15pm–5pm

Web: www.treoir.ie

Gingerbread
Carmichael House, Brunswick St, Dublin 7. Tel: 01 814 6618
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Web: www.gingerbread.ie 

Parentline (National Helpline)
Offer support, guidance and information on all aspects of being a parent and the reassurance that, whatever the problem, you’re not the first parent to face it.
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Web: www.parentline.ie 

Rollercoaster.ie
Pregnancy and Parenting Website ‘For the Ups & Downs of Pregnancy & Parenting’, a guide to pregnancy and parenting, advice on pregnancy, being pregnant, pregnancy week by week, stages of pregnancy, having a baby, pregnancy calendar etc..
Web: www.rollercoaster.ie   

PREGNANCY COUNSELLING 

Positive Options
Positive Options is a directory of agencies skilled in the area of crisis pregnancy counseling.
For details, visit www.positiveoptions.ie or (from a mobile phone) Freetext the word LIST to 50444.
Alternatively contact the Crisis Pregnancy Agency for a printed leaflet. 

Cura
National Office: St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 01 505 3040/1
National Helpline: 1850 622626

Cura (Limerick), Social Service Centre

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Contact: Anne McCarthy Tel: 061-318207 

Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA)
Web: www.ifpa.ie
National Office, 60 Amiens St, Dublin 1
Tel: 01 806 9444
Operational Hours: Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm
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Appointments for counseling at centres Galway, Limerick, Sligo and Letterkenny must be made through the IFPA National Pregnancy Helpline Lo Call Tel: 1850 49 50 51 

SUPPORTIVE ACCOMMODATION 

Accommodation and Support during Pregnancy in Limerick City Centre

For further information contact: 
Limerick Social Service Centre
Henry Street, Limerick Tel: 061-314111 

Supportive Accommodation for single parents in Limerick

16 Altamira Court, Thomondgate, Limerick. Tel: 061 326563 / 326649