Wellbeing Supports | Cystic Fibrosis

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing is very important in managing the everyday challenges of life. Good mental health affects how we think, feel, and act — it helps us cope with stress, build strong relationships, and make good decisions. It matters at every age, from childhood through to adulthood.

CFI offers financial help for anyone who would like to access counselling. You can choose your own local counsellor, or we can help you find one that suits your needs.

We provide support for both individuals and families. This includes play and art therapy for younger children, as well as support for brothers and sisters who don’t have CF but may still benefit from talking to a professional.

If you’d like to learn more or talk to someone about your options, please contact a member of our team at memberservices@cfireland.ie. Our service desk is open Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, and we’ll do our best to help.

You may also be able to access other help through our signposted services programme (see the link below for more information).

Signposted services programme

Additional Supports:

If you feel you are at immediate risk regarding your mental health, please contact your local GP for emergency support.

There are many free supports on offer that you may also wish to consider:

Living Well Programme

Living Well:

Living with a long-term health condition can be challenging.

The Living Well programme is a free 6-week self-management programme for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions. It gives you the skills and confidence to live well with your long-term health condition.

Living Well is a self-management resource centre evidence-based self-management programme originally developed at Stanford University.

Living Well Programme

Counselling Supports

Samaritans – online telephone support (116123)

Samaritans is the only charity in Ireland offering emotional support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to anyone who is in distress, lonely, struggling to cope or feeling suicidal.

https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/

Irish Hospice Foundation - Bereavement Support Line

The Irish Hospice Foundation is a national freephone service 1800 80 70 77 available from 10am to 1pm, Monday to Friday. Aim’s to provide a confidential space for people to speak about their experience or to ask questions relating to the death of someone they cared about.

https://hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports-services/bereavement-loss-hub/bereavement-support-line/

Supports for Young People

Jigsaw – counselling support

Jigsaw is an early intervention, primary care service for young people’s mental health. Jigsaw Live Chat - Get free, text-based support with a clinician online through 1:1 webchats if you’re between 12-25 years old and based in Ireland.

Jigsaw website

ISPCC - Space from Anxiety

The ‘Space from Anxiety’ programme is for children and young people between the ages of 15 – 18 years old** who experience low to moderate anxiety. The programme is designed to assist young people in reducing the distress associated with anxiety. Space From Anxiety teaches young people techniques they can use every day to help them cope with whatever might come their way

‘Supporting An Anxious Child’ programme– for parents/carers of children and young people between the ages of five and 11 years old.

‘Supporting an Anxious Teen’ programme – for parents/carers of children and young people between 12 and 18 years old.

Space from anxiety website

Contact us

For further information about this grant or the counselling referral service please download the policy booklet below or contact: The member services team @ memberservices@cfireland.ie