Over the past 25 years the Catholic Church in Ireland has provided a counselling service for almost 7,000 survivors of institutional, clerical, and religious abuse, and members of their families. He is a director of Towards Healing which, with its forerunner Faoiseamh, provides the counselling service. “Towards Healing provided support that endeavours to empower survivors to reclaim and rebuild their lives. The service, provided by lay, independent fully accredited therapists, is funded by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (Amri). It can be contacted at Freephone 1800 303416 (Rep of Ireland) Freephone 0800 0963315 (Northern Ireland and UK).

Source: The Irish Times May 30, 2021 18:45 UTC