Irish Examiner 
By Juno McEnroe
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
ABUSE victim support services will join forces this week to respond to the massive outpouring expected from the publication of the Dublin Archdiocese report.
Five support services will run one helpline in a bid to enhance the provision of assistance for victims of clerical sexual abuse.
One central phone line will be manned from dawn until the late hours seven days a week, it was confirmed last night.
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) said it had specifically trained support staff to help run the line.
Chief executive of the DRCC, Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop, said: "We’ve been working on this over the last couple of months... Victims will be referred to what services suits them best."
The helpline initiative involves support teams from the DRCC, One in Four, the Faoiseamh helpline run by the religious orders, the HSE’s National Counselling Service as well as the support service Connect.
The number 1800 670 700 will be manned from Monday to Friday from 8am to 2am, and from Saturday to Sunday, 11am to 2am.
The service will operate as of tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
irishtimes.com
Groups representing survivors of clerical child sex abuse in the Dublin Catholic archdiocese will be briefed on the the report into the church's handling of abuse allegations prior to its publication tomorrow.
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