MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT · IRELAND
If you need
urgent help.
Merton Counselling is not an emergency or crisis service.
Messages and voicemail are not monitored continuously.
If you need urgent support, use the services below.
IF THERE IS IMMEDIATE DANGER
Call 112 or 999.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 112 or 999 or go to the nearest emergency department.
HSE urgent-help guidanceSupport you can contact.
Telephone support and information services in Ireland.
24-HOUR CRISIS SUPPORT
Pieta
Support for suicidal distress and self-harm.
Text HELP to 51444Standard text rates apply.
Visit PietaINFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES
Your Mental Health information line
HSE
Information about mental health supports and how to access them.
This is an information service, not counselling.
CLINICAL SUPPORT
Urgent clinical
support.
Contact your GP or an out-of-hours GP service if you need urgent mental health care. If you already have a mental health team, contact that service for support in a crisis.
Read HSE urgent-help guidanceSUPPORTING OTHERS
Supporting
someone else.
If there is immediate danger, call emergency services. If the situation is not immediate but you are worried, encourage the person to contact their GP or an appropriate support service. You can seek advice for yourself too.
Read HSE guidanceOfficial information
Contact details last checked:
13 October 2026