Social Inclusion Services
Homelessness Liaison Officer (043) 3344062
Traveller Health Service
The Traveller Health Unit works in partnership with Travellers to provide culturally appropriate healthcare for Travellers. Since 1999, many Traveller health initiatives, including peer led approaches, have been rolled out in the midlands. The Primary Healthcare for Traveller projects see Travellers themselves qualified as Community Health Workers working to improve Travellers uptake of health
services. The Traveller Health Strategy continues to direct the work of the designated HSE staff who work in Traveller Health.
Traveller Health Unit (057) 935 7810
Designated Public Health Nurse for Travellers (086) 380 1130
Longford Primary Health Care Project (043) 3346989
Community Alcohol & Drug Service Longford & Westmeath
The Community Alcohol & Drugs Service (CADS) provides a range of services for people presenting with alcohol and drug problems including a Counselling Service, Opiate Treatment Service and Psychiatric Out-patient Service. This service offers a means to improve the health and quality of life of service users and stabilise clients abusing alcohol and drugs.
Mullingar, St Mary’s Campus, Castlepollard Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Tel: 044 939 5200 Fax: 939 5213 Email: Sec.Cadsmullingar@hse.ie
Access to service
The service operates on a sectorised basis from three service locations and four satellite locations with open referrals i.e. anybody can refer or self refer to our services.
Longford/Westmeath
Athlone – Tel: 0906424820 Fax: 090 6424899
Clonbrusk Primary Care Centre Clonbrusk, Athlone Co Westmeath
Email: Sec.cadsathlone.hse.ie
- Service provided
- Assessment, counselling and educational information for people with Alcohol & Drug problems and their families
- Referral to other appropriate agencies for treatment and rehabilitation
- Opiate treatment service – Assessment, Methadone Maintenance and Urinalysis for individuals with opiate misuse and dependency
- Psychiatric assessment and treatment
- Alternative Therapies – Massage, Reflexology, Acupuncture, Reiki etc
- Harm minimisation, Family Support & Rehabilitation through MRDTF & MQI
Mullingar – Tel: 044 939 5200 Fax: 939 5213
St Mary’s Campus Castlepollard Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Email: Sec.Cadsmullingar@hse.ie
Service provided
- Assessment, counselling and educational information for people with Alcohol & Drug problems and their families
- Referral to other appropriate agencies for treatment and rehabilitation
- Psychiatric assessment and treatment
- Alternative Therapies – Massage, Reflexology, Acupuncture, Reiki etc
- Harm minimisation
CADS Longford: Tel: 043 33 50137 Fax: 044 9395213
c/o Community Mental Health Centre, St Joseph’s Care Centre, Longford.
Email: sec.cadsmullingar@hse.ie
Service provided
- Assessment, counselling and educational information for people with Alcohol & Drug problems and their families
- Referral to other appropriate agencies for treatment and rehabilitation
- Alternative Therapies – Massage, Reflexology, Acupuncture, Reiki etc
- Harm minimisation, Family Support & Rehabilitation through MRDTF & MQI
CADS Tullamore Tel: 057 93 15801 Fax: 057 9315813
MRHT Arden Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
Email: sec.cadstullamore@hse.ie
CADS Portlaoise Tel: 0578692516 Fax: 057 8663296
Coote Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Email: sec.cadsportlaoise@hse.ie
