BEO Support

Breast Cancer Ireland is a registered charity established to raise significant funding to support pioneering research programmes nationally as well as to promote education and awareness on the importance of breast health amongst women of all ages.

Nurture Health is a nationwide counselling support service offering timely, affordable professional counselling and supports surrounding conception, pregnancy and childbirth well-being to women and partners. Their philosophy is one of listening and supporting women back to positive emotional ‘well being’.

In Ireland about 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year.  It is the second most common female cancer in Europe.  Cervical cancer screening involves a smear test, carried out by a doctor or nurse. The smear test looks for early changes in the cells of the cervix, which could lead to cancer if not found early.  Smear tests are important because you don’t usually have symptoms when you have abnormal changes in the cells of your cervix. A smear test is the only way to detect these changes, and this could save your life.

The mission of the Rape Crisis Centre is to prevent the harm and heal the trauma of rape and other forms of sexual violence.  Their work to prevent sexual violence includes research and policy work as well as awareness raising campaigns.  They also deliver training for critical service providers to ensure that the needs of survivors of sexual violence are met.

When sexual violence does occur, the RCC is there to support those affected with a National 24-Hour Helpline, face to face counselling, accompaniment and referral services.  They also provide training to professionals working in the area of trauma, as well as delivering sexual violence prevention programmes to young people.

Women’s Aid is a leading national organisation that has been working in Ireland to stop domestic violence against women and children since 1974.

They work to make women and children safe from domestic violence, offer support, provide hope to women affected by abuse and work for justice and social change. Over the course of 40 years the organisation has built up a huge body of experience and expertise on the issue, enabling them to best support women and children and share this knowledge with other agencies responding to women experiencing domestic violence.

Pieta House helps those in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm.

Everything is free of charge and their staff are fully qualified and provide a professional one-to-one therapeutic service for people who are experiencing suicidal ideation, people who have attempted suicide and people who are engaging in self-harm.

A doctor’s referral or a psychiatric report is not required.

SpunOut.ie is Ireland’s youth information website created by young people, for young people.  Their vision is to help create an Ireland where young people aged between 16 and 25 are empowered with the information they need to live active, happy, and healthy lives.

They aim to educate and inform their readers about the importance of holistic wellbeing and how good health can be maintained, both physically and mentally.