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with information, advice and emotional support from the time of diagnosis
and for as long as it is needed. All members of the group are volunteers who
have had treatment for prostate cancer. They are carefully selected following
recovery and are trained to give information and reassurance. This service is
on a one-to-one basis and is confidential.
Publications: The MANual: For Men on Cancer Prevention and Early
Detection; various leaflets.
Men’s Networking Resource Centre of Ireland
7 Sillogue Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11
Tel: (01) 862 2194, 9.30am – 4.00pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 862 3160
Email: mensnetwork@hotmail.com
Lobbies for social change regarding the issues that discriminate against
men, women and children in society, particularly in areas such as family law,
homelessness, child protection and domestic violence. Provides one-to-one
counselling, family mediation, family law consultancy, support with housing
and accommodation, referral services, domestic violence support, supervised
child access, parenting support, information and support on social welfare,
and a drop-in centre for men.
Publications: National Directory of Men’s Groups; leaflets, brochures
and posters.
Meningitis Research Foundation
63 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 819 6931, 9.00am – 5.15pm Mon to Fri
Freephone: 1800 413 344, 24-hour helpline Fax: (01) 819 6903
Email: info@meningitis.org Web: www.meningitis.org
Aims to prevent death and disability resulting from meningitis and septicaemia
by promoting awareness of these diseases and by working with families
affected by meningitis to raise funds for research into its detection, prevention
and treatment. Information packs, awareness literature and posters available.
Publications: For health professionals: Meningococcal Meningitis and
Septicaemia Diagnosis and Treatment in General Practice; Physical Signs in
Children with Meningococcal Disease; booklet and wall chart; Vital Signs for
Frontline Nurses. For the general public: Introducing Meningitis Research
Foundation; Babywatch Cards and Posters; Get It Sussed, Symptoms Info;
What Happens Next?; Am I At Risk?; video – Holly’s Story (10 mins).
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