Support, Advocacy & Education for Mental Illness

Ireland's first mental health organisation that supports people with lived experience of mental illness, their family members/supporters

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Shine Mental Health Volunteers

How can we help you today?

If you or someone you know is looking for confidential information or support related to mental health, you can contact us by email or phone. Phone lines are monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Enquiries will be responded to as quickly as possible.

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Shine is dedicated to upholding the rights and addressing the needs of individuals affected by mental illness through the provision of high-quality services and the continuous improvement of their quality of life.

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Support for Individuals

We offer free support for people with lived experience of mental illness. Click here for more information

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Support for Relatives and Supporters

We offer free support for relatives and supporters of people with lived experience of mental illness. Your loved one does not need to be attending our services as this is support especially for you. Click here for more information.

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Media Information and Support

Shine works closely with the media to promote responsible and accurate reporting on mental health. Through guidance, training, and collaboration, Shine helps journalists and media professionals understand the impact of stigma and misinformation while encouraging coverage that is respectful and informed.

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Support in the Workplace

The Workplace Programme is a free, six-step initiative designed to help employers create stigma-free, mentally healthy workplaces through flexible learning modules and practical strategies. Click here for more information.

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Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace

Through our stigma reduction programmes we help facilitate a cultural shift in workplaces so that employers and employees feel supported and secure in starting a discussion about how mental health can affect each one of us.

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Shine Media Programme

Shine works closely with the media to promote responsible and accurate reporting on mental health. Through guidance, training, and collaboration, Shine helps journalists and media professionals understand the impact of stigma and misinformation while encouraging coverage that is respectful and informed.

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Meet our Ambassadors

Read our Ambassador Stories

You have mental health struggles?

By Shine Ambassador Steven O’Neill

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Living with Anxiety and Depression

By Shine Ambassador Kim Horkan

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Managing Relapses of Depression in Recovery from Mental Illness

By Shine Ambassador Cathy Shah

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Shame on Me

By Shine Ambassador Keith Dore

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It Could Happen to Any One of Us

By Shine Ambassador Lisa Callaghan

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Finding My Way Back

By Shine Ambassador Sean Blake

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our work?

The work of Shine would not be possible without the continued support of our donors, volunteers, fundraisers and ambassadors. Interested in supporting this work? There are lots of ways you can help.

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Emergency contact

If you need urgent help for a mental health issue, call:
112 or 999 if emergency action is required (you or someone you know is about to harm themselves or someone else)
or
Call The Samaritans on Freephone 116 123  for 24-hour confidential, non-judgemental support, or email jo@smaritans.ie
or
Text About It. This is a free, 24/7 service. Free-text HELLO to 50808 for an anonymous chat with a trained volunteer, any time.