Services

Belong To

Contact details:

Website: https://www.belongto.org/

Email address: [email protected]

Opening hours:

Address: Parliament House, 13 Parliament Street, Dublin 2.

City name: Nationwide

Provide services: In-person services, Peer to peer groups, Live chat, Textline

Services areas: General wellbeing, Getting help

Age groups: Under 18, Over 18

Service is: Free

Service language: English

Particular demographics of young people: LGBTI+ young people

Particular demographics of young people: LGBTI+ young people

Description

Belong To is the national organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) young people aged 14-24 years. Belong To support services for young LGBTQ+ people include an informal one-on-one chat service, professional counselling and a drug and alcohol support service. For details of a support group near you. They also provide counselling in their Dublin centre (Parliament Street) for LGBT young people with suicide ideation or self-harm issues. To set up an appointment, contact Pieta House Ballyfermot on 01- 6235606. Under 18's must have a guardian's consent. Belong To also delivers training to youth workers and teachers to prepare them for StandUp week, which includes giving them the confidence to tackle homophobic and transphobic bullying as well as giving them an insight into LGBT youth priority needs in relation to support.