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Crisis Suicide Service for Homeless Population Averages Two Critical Interventions Each Day – Dublin Simon Community Annual Report

September 10, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 Press Releases /by Aoife Mulhall

Dublin Simon Community Annual Review 2019 reveals that the charity’s out-of-hours Suicide Prevention Service averaged two critical interventions per day for suicidality Charity sees growth in demand for health supports as analysis shows that 53% of emergency accommodation residents require mental health support – the vast majority of whom (90%) have additional physical health or […]

“More Than 3,000 Single Adults Will be Homeless in Dublin by Christmas”

September 25, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 Press Releases /by Yoon Jeong Cho

Dublin Simon Responds to August 2020 Dublin Homeless Figures Single individuals are the fastest growing homeless cohort Charity seeks dedicated accommodation focus & health funding for single homeless people ahead of Budget 2021 Dublin, 25th September 2020: Dublin Simon Community has responded to the August 2020 Homelessness Report with a warning that single homelessness in Dublin will break […]

Keep the Numbers Coming Down: Dublin Simon Responds to June 2020 Dublin Homeless Figures

July 31, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 Press Releases /by Aoife Mulhall

Charity reiterates there can be no going back to the spiralling homeless crisis and is encouraged by new Government focus on continuing the downward trend. Dublin, 31st July 2020: Dublin Simon Community has responded to the June 2020 Homelessness Report with a reminder that there can be no going back to the record levels of […]

“We are at a critical moment as winter is coming”

August 28, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 Press Releases /by Yoon Jeong Cho

• Dublin Simon Responds to July 2020 Dublin Homeless Figures • Homelessness charity insists we cannot forget about those already in crisis before Covid-19 Dublin Simon Community has responded to the July 2020 Homelessness Report with a reminder that we cannot forget about those people whose tenancies and living situations were already in crisis pre […]

A Hepatitis-Free Future

July 28, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 News /by Aoife Mulhall

A HEPATITIS-FREE FUTURE By Ian Ndlovu, PSYCHIATRIC NURSE Viral hepatitis remains a public health problem which continues to claim thousands of lives every year. The World Health Organisation (WHO) set a target to eliminate hepatitis by the year 2030. This can only be achieved through intense screening of at-risk populations, raising public awareness, community awareness, […]

Challenges faced by LGBTQI+ people living in homelessness

July 2, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 News /by Yoon Jeong Cho

Dublin Simon Keyworker Glen recently spoke to Irish Examiner about the challenges faced by LGBTQI+ people living in homelessness in Ireland. Glen has been a special support for LGBTQI+ clients in our emergency accommodation services during his time with us over the last three years. We are very proud of him. “I didn’t have someone […]

Darren Kennedy to Stretch for Simon on This Year’s Longest Day

June 4, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 News /by Yoon Jeong Cho

Media personality and star of new BBC One series “You Are What You Wear” Darren Kennedy has been announced as this year’s Ambassador for Dublin Simon Community’s “Longest Day” campaign. The campaign takes place each year in the lead up to the longest day of the year (June 20th) and aims to raise funds and […]

This week’s video diary is from Claire, senior manager of emergency services at Dublin Simon Community.

May 26, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 News /by Yoon Jeong Cho

This week’s video diary is from Claire, senior manager of emergency services at Dublin Simon Community. Claire talks about what precautions we have been taking to prevent Covid-19 entering into our emergency accommodation services.

Re-opening Our Camden Street and Thomas Street Charity Shops

June 16, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 News /by Aisling Harmey

We are delighted to announce that we will be re-opening our Camden Street and Thomas Street charity shops this Thursday 18th June at 10:30am! We’ve missed our customers and donors so much, and have put careful thought into the measures we will take to keep them safe as we resume our shops operations. Thank you […]

Dublin Simon Community demands proactive approach to turn the tide on homelessness

June 25, 2020/0 Comments/in 2020 Press Releases /by Yoon Jeong Cho

Charity challenges next Government to tackle the underlying issues driving the homelessness crisis In a statement made in response to May 2020 Homelessness Report it urges no going back to the way things were before Covid-19 Dublin, 25th June 2020: Dublin Simon Community has responded to the May 2020 Homelessness report with a challenge to […]

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