St Patrick’s Mental Health Services (SPMHS) has supported a number of mental health and addiction support groups by hosting meetings.
While these meetings were postponed in recent times as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now engaging in a process of reinstating these meetings.
We will share news of further meetings returning to SPMHS on this page in the coming weeks.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
AA meetings take place in St Patrick’s University Hospital (SPUH). Closed meetings are for AA members or for people who have difficulties with alcohol and wish to stop drinking. Open meetings are for anyone, including family or friends of someone with alcohol difficulties or people considering joining AA, and shares information about AA and how it works.
- Closed meetings are on Sundays at 11am in the Lecture Hall.
- There is a closed beginners meeting on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in Room F.
LifeRing
LifeRing is a peer support organisation originating in the USA as a modern, evidence-based approach to help people overcome addictions, whether these involve alcohol and other addictive drugs, or behavioural issues.
LifeRing meetings have been active in Ireland since 2009, and provide a friendly, supportive environment to connect with other people in recovery. The format is informal, and everyone is offered the opportunity to participate – sharing solutions and testing ideas, with the option of getting feedback and suggestions from the group. Everyone gets to decide on their own level of engagement, and members find over time that the interactive sharing and participation forms a powerful underpinning to stabilise and build their own recovery.
Weekly meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7:10pm in Group Room C and G of SPUH.
Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
Cocaine Anonymous is a Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from their addiction.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances.
Weekly meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm in Group Room F of SPUH.
Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families (ACA)
Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families (ACA) is a 12-step, 12-tradition fellowship for adults who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. It provides a safe, non-judgmental space to heal from childhood trauma, neglect, and abuse by sharing experience, strength, and hope. Members focus on emotional recovery, breaking patterns of denial and shame to become their own loving parent.
Weekly meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm in Group Room A of SPUH.
OCD Ireland
OCD Ireland is a support group for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trichotillomania (TTM) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
OCD Ireland operates support groups to people experiencing these disorders. They also provide information to those seeking support. Support groups are run for OCD, TTM and BDD, as well as family members and carers. Details of the groups can be found by visiting the OCD Ireland website here.
Weekly meetings are held on Monday evenings from 8pm to 9.30pm in Group Room F of SPUH.
Getting to meetings
You can see how to get to SPUH here. Please note there is limited, paid car parking available at the SPUH campus. The first 10 minutes of parking is free, after which parking costs €2.50 per hour for up to five hours. Six hours to 24 hours costs €15.
