Service Details
Target Age
- 0 - 11 years
- 12 - 16 years
- 12 - 18 years
- 16 - 18 years
Categories
- Child & Family Support
- Training
Support Type
- In-person - Group
- In-person - One-to-one
- Online - Group
- Online - One-to-one
- Telephone
County
- Laois
One Family
Contact Details
Contact Person(s)
Geraldine Kelly: director of parenting - Aisling Kelly - Practice Manager
Address
One Family 8 Coke Lane, Smithfield, D07 En2y,
Telephone
16629212
gkelly@onefamily.ie
Contact Hours
office hours and extended evening services - Phone lines are 9-5pm
Askonefamily national helpline - office hours
Emergency Assistance
Open Up is not a crisis service. If you or someone you know needs immediate help please contact one of the services below immediately.
If someone is hurt or in danger call the emergency services straight away. Emergency services can be contacted at any time by dialling 999 or 112 in Republic of Ireland or 112 in Europe.
Additional Service Information
Referral Process
- Self-referral
- GP referral
- Other healthcare/socialcare provider
- Referral with parental consent for under 18's
Service Description
One Family is working to ensure a positive and equal future for all members of all one-parent families in Ireland – changing attitudes, services, policies and lives. Together with one-parent families and those working with them, we are committed to achieving equality and respect for all families.
In addition to striving for fundamental structural change, we support individual one-parent families as they parent through times of family, work and life change, and those experiencing a crisis pregnancy. We know that every family is unique, and so we work in a family centred way to bring about better lives for parents and children.
One Family work with lone parents and this includes children and extended family members. We offer a range of supports which include:
Counselling which includes teen counselling
Askonefamily national helpline
Employability programmes
Separating Well for Children – which includes play and art therapy for children
Parenting and family support includes interagency work, Meitheal etc
One Family also engage in policy issues affecting one parent families.
List of Services Available
Parenting and Family Support – includes group-based courses for parents https://onefamily.ie/parenting-supports/
Counselling – includes Post Abortion, Crisis Pregnancy and General Counselling
Separating Well for Children – includes creative therapy for children, teen counselling, parent mentoring and keyworking
Employability Programmes for lone mothers
https://onefamily.ie/education-development/employability-programmes/
Askonefamily National Helpline
Many services are offered on the phone, in person, via zoom and we also offer a range of e courses – self taught
Wheelchair Access
yes we have wheelchair access in our main office in Smithfield.
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