Opening Hours: Thursday to Sunday 5-10pm
Location: Aware, 9 Leeson Street Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 4, D04 KD80
The Solace Café is a friendly and supportive community space offering free out-of-hours mental health support.
The Solace Café is delivered by Aware in partnership with St. John of God’s Community Mental Health Services and the HSE.
We are here for any adult experiencing mental health difficulties, feeling overwhelmed, in crisis or supporting someone in crisis.
If you are at immediate risk of harm, please attend your local A&E or call 999 for assistance.
The café offers a space that is confidential within normal limits. If we are concerned about harm coming to you or someone else, including the potential risk of harm to a child(ren), we may need to share information to keep you safe. This will always be discussed with you first.
Please book ahead. The Solace Café is an appointment-based service only.
This service accepts self referrals, referrals from healthcare practitioners, NGOs and community partner agencies.
You can download an introduction form here.
The Solace Café operates from Aware, 9 Leeson Street Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 4, D04 KD80.
The Solace Café is open Thursday-Sunday, 5pm-10pm only.
Our team is made up of skilled and compassionate people to include mental health experts and trained peer connectors and volunteers from all walks of life – some of whom have their own lived experience of mental health challenges.
Our team is trained to support you, whether that’s lending a listening ear, providing a safe space, or signposting you towards long term support services specific to your needs.
The Solace Café is an out of hours mental health support service delivered by Aware in partnership with St. John of God’s Community Mental Health Services and the HSE. This café forms part of a wider national initiative to develop and expand hours of mental health support in line with the Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone, and the National Model of Care for Crisis Resolution Services.
The Solace Café is operated by Aware, the national mental health organisation providing free support, education and information services for people impacted by depression, bipolar disorder and related mood conditions.
If you need support with your mood or you’d like to develop skills and tools to proactively manage your wellbeing, we’re here for you. We also offer a host of supports for people supporting a loved one experiencing depression or bipolar disorder.
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