Laois urged to open SOSAD mental health drop-in centre
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A drop-in centre for people experiencing suicidal thoughts and mental health problems, is being proposed for Laois.
Portlaoise Cllr Noel Tuohy says there is a chance with the SoSad charity to do what they failed to do with Pieta House and have a Laois premises.
He tabled a motion to the April meeting of Portlaoise Municipal District, asking Laois County Council to support and help in anyway possible, the opening and operation of a SoSad centre in Portlaoise. We need to grab this with both hands, if the council can provide accommodation. We are a growing town and we have problems. We haven t a place, there is no-where to go for someone feeling depressed. These counsellors will provide a free service. There is fundraising going on here, it should be ringfenced for Laois, it is badly needed. It is important that the council provides funding or better still accommodation, Cllr Tuohy said.
There was no great inspiration for Peter Moroney to put pen to paper and write In Two Minds - a personal and reflective look back on his life and how so many aspects came together to test his durability as a human being.
It features depression, suicide, suicide bereavement, and survival. It is also about abuse and the ensuing battle with the Irish justice system. As he says, it was something that was 30 years in the making and written over the past three years. The end result is something that came from his soul. Sometimes we don t know how we feel, or can t find the right words to express ourselves. In Two Minds provides a deeper understanding of living with mental health issues that are of benefit to everyone, he states.
There was no great inspiration for Peter Moroney to put pen to paper and write In Two Minds - a personal and reflective look back on his life and how so many aspects came together to test his durability as a human being.
It features depression, suicide, suicide bereavement, and survival. It is also about abuse and the ensuing battle with the Irish justice system. As he says, it was something that was 30 years in the making and written over the past three years. The end result is something that came from his soul. Sometimes we don t know how we feel, or can t find the right words to express ourselves. In Two Minds provides a deeper understanding of living with mental health issues that are of benefit to everyone, he states.