Support Groups
You are not alone - support groups for parents and children
It can be difficult for children and their families to deal with an illness or condition, even if the problem is a short-term one. However there are many organisations and groups which have been set up, usually by parents, to provided support, help and advice for families. There is truth in the saying "a problem shared is a problem halved"
Below is a list of organisations where parents can get information on all aspects of their child's condition or illness. Clicking on the links will bring you directly to the various websites and from there you can contact 
the organisation directly.
If you cannot find a group to help with your particular situation, please contact CHI and we will try to help.
(If you are a member of a support group we have not listed, please contact us and we will provide a link)
Anne Sullivan Foundation for Deaf and Blind Children
www.annesuillivan.ie
01- 830 0562
Arthritis Ireland
01-661 8188
Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland-Aspire
01-878 0027
Asthma Society of Ireland
1850-445 464
Autism, Irish Society for
01-874 4684
Blind, National Council for the
1850-33 43 53
Bodywhys
01-283 4963
Bone Marrow Transplant Awareness
www.giveblood.ie/Become_a_Donor/Bone_Marrow_Registry/
Brainwave
01-455 7500
Brí (Independent brain injury support and advocacy)
01 235 5501
CanTeen Ireland
01-872 2012
C A R I Foundation
01 8308529
Central Remedial Clinic
01-8542200
Children's Rights Alliance
01-405 4823
Cleft Lip & Palate Association of Ireland
087 131 9803
Coeliac Society of Ireland
01-872 1471
Colitis & Crohn's Disease, Irish Society for
01-872 1416
Cuidiu Irish Childbirth Trust
01-872 4501
Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland
01-496 2433
Deafhear
01-817 5700
Deaf Society, Irish
01-860 1878
Debra Ireland
01-412 6924
Dental Health Foundation
01-478 0466
Diabetes Federation of Ireland
www.diabetes.ie01-836 3022
Disability Federation of Ireland
01-295 9344
Down Syndrome Ireland
01-426 6500
Dystonia Ireland
01-492 2514
Enable Ireland
01-872 7155
Foster Care Association, Irish
01-296 1088
Friedreich's Ataxia Society of Ireland
01-289 4788
Haemophilia Society, Irish
01-657 9900
Headway
01-810 2066
Heart Children Ireland
1850-217 017
Inclusion Ireland
01-855 9891
IPPA, The Early Childhood Organisation
01-463 0010
Irish Autism Action
044-933 1609
Irish Premature Babies
www.irishprematurebabies.com
01-888 0882
ISPCC
01-676 7960
Jack and Jill Childrens Foundation
045-894 538
Kidney Association, Irish
01-620 5306
Lupus Support Group, Irish
01-872 4518
Myasthenia Gravis Association (Ireland)
065-6838270
Migraine Association of Ireland
01-894 1280
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, MDI
1800 245 300
Neurofibramatosis Association of Ireland
01-872 6338
Parentline
1890-927 277
Pavee Point Travellers' Centre
01-878 0255
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus, Irish Assn for
01-457 2329
SOLAS Bereavement Counselling for Children
01-473 2110
Sugradh
01-286 6991
Trisomy, Support Organisation For (SOFT)
1800-213 218
Tourette Support Ireland
087 2982356
Wheelchair Association, Irish
01-818 6400
