AA - Alcoholics Anonymous - Ring General Service Office, Dublin 01 8420700  or Belfast 048 9033 3277 for details of services in Monaghan town and surrounding areas. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it AA meetings in the parish take place;

Tuesday -  The Grange, Plantation Walk. Take the hill towards the Bus Depot from Monaghan Hospital and take the first turn to the left.

Wednesday - St. Mary's Boys' School, Clones Rd, 8.30p.m.(entry via side door)

Thursday -  The Grange Plantation Walk - directions as above, 8.30p.m.

Friday - St. Mary's Boys' School, Clones Road, 8.30p.m.,

Saturday -  The Grange Plantation Walk - directions as above, 8.30p.m.

Sunday - St. Mary's Boys' School, Clones Road, 8.30p.m.

Accord - Relationship Counselling. Appointments can be made with an Accord counsellor in either Monaghan or Carrickmacross by ringing Accord at 047- 83359.

Addiction Resource - 047-72100            086- 8241228

Al Anon - for those affected by someone else's misuse of alcohol. Contact Al-Anon Information centre, Peace House, 224 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BT9 6GE, 048 90 682368 or Al Anon information centre, 5 Capel St., Dublin 1, 01 8732699 from Monday to Friday 10.30a.m - 2.30p.m. Website: www.al-anon-ireland.org and www.al-anonuk.org.uk. Ring Cork at 021 431 1899.

Alzheimers Society - 1800341341

AWARE - 1890303302            01-6617211

Bereavement Support - coping with grief. Contact Teresa at 81723, Sr. Laserian at 84152 and Catherine 0876674046

Citizen's Advice Bureau, 23 North Road, Monaghan 82622.

CRUISE - www.cruisebereavementcare.org.uk  Merrion House, 46 The Square, Moy - 048 87784004

Cura - Counselling for Crisis Pregnancy: Confidential service. Telephone 047- 83600 or 1850622626. Counsellors are available by telephone (or face to face by appointment). 8 The Grange, Monaghan

• Times: Mon. 11am - 1pm, Thurs. 7pm - 9pm.
• Tel 1850622626 from 9.30am - 9pm Monday to Friday and from 9.30am - 5pm on Saturday.

Dochas Counselling - contact 71640. This service offers professional counselling.

GROW - are you anxious, stressed, depressed or unable to cope? Grow enables people to develop better mental health and coping skills through mutual group support. Meeting in the Citizen's Information Centre, North Road every Wednesday, 7.30p.m - 9.30p.m  Tel. 1890 474 474      01-8734029

Life Support - this agency offers one to one and group support to those affected by suicide. Contact Patricia at 72424 or 087 1322754 or at the Obair Office on the North Road.

Paths - Positive Action to Help Those Bereaved by Suicide - 00447879414348

Samaritans - 1850609090     01 8727700

Tearmann - www.tearmann.net - provides a free confidential information and support to women who experience physical, emotional, financial or sexual abuse in their relationship.  Contact 047-72311 Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm.

Teenline - 1800 833 634       01-4622122

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - 11 Park St., Monaghan, Local Helpline Number - 087 7744438. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a christian voluntary organisation, working with poor and disadvantaged people. Inspired by one of the principal founders, Frederic Ozanam and our patron, St. Vincent de Paul, we seek to respond to the call every Christian receives to bring the love of Christ to serve in the spirit of the Gospel Message: "I was hungry and you gave me to eat". (Mt. 25). No work of charity is foreign to St. Vincent de Paul and we are involved in a diverse range of activities characterised by support and friendship, promoting self-sufficiency and working for social justice.

The Conference of St. Macartan in Monaghan consists of 11 full Conference Members who are from various backgrounds from within the local community.

Our main activity is visitation and our aim is to promote social justice and to try to help all members of our community who may be in need. We help by giving financial assistance with fuel bills, ESB, Eircom, rent etc whilst working in close association with all Departments of Social Welfare, HSE, Citizens Advice and in particular MABS. In addition, we provide small education grants.

We also visit the elderly or lonely at home and also the sick in hospitals and nursing homes.

The Conference also runs a small charity shop at 11 Park St. with the help of volunteers.

Vincent's Shop Opening Hours:

Tuesday 10.30am-4.30pm

Wednesday 10.30am-4.30pm

Thursday 10.30am-4.30pm

Friday 10.30am-4.30pm

Saturday 12noon-4pm

The society is always very grateful to receive good quality clothes, bric & brac and unwanted gifts. However, we are no longer able to accept any furniture or electrical goods of any description for Health & Safety reasons.

We are always looking out for new conference members to help in this very important work and if you have a minimum of 3 hours free time each week we would be very pleased to hear from you.

To become a full member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul contact your local conference who will then provide you with a SVP Application Pack.

The SVP is committed to the safety and welfare of those whom we assist (children, families and vulnerable adults) and also our members and staff. Carefully following our requirement and selection process is one way of ensuring this safety.

Suicide Bereavement Support Group - contact the Family Resource Centre, Main St. Cavan - 049 4371363.