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Important Resources
The following resources may be useful should you need them.
NOTE: The supports below are listed by category (general, external, for students and for staff) in alphabetical order. If you need urgent help and support, please call: 999 or 112, also Samaritans: Call 116 123 (24 hours a day).
General Supports
External Supports
- Age Action Ireland: (01) 475 6989, info@ageaction.ie
- As I Am (Autism Support): support@asiam.ie, 0818 234 234
- Cork Domestic Violence Information Resource Centre (OSS): (021) 422 2979, 1800 497 497, cork.coordinator@gmail.com, osscork@gmail.com
- Cork Gay Project: info@gayproject.ie, (021) 430 0430
- Cork Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) – a safe place offering free specialist care for anyone aged 14 years and over, who has recently been sexually assaulted or raped: (021) 492 6297 (weekdays), (021) 492 6100 (out of hours).
- Cork Sexual Health Centre: (021) 427 6676; elshaddai@sexualhealthcentre.com
- Cork Sexual Violence Centre: (087) 1533 393, 1800 496 496, (021) 450 5577, mcrilly@sexualviolence.ie; dola@sexualviolence.ie; info@sexualviolence.ie
- Crime Victims Helpline: 116006, (085) 133 7711
- Gardaí Síochána: an emergency, call 999 or 112 or for Garda Confidential, call 1800 666 111, or click here for details of your local Garda Station.
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: (01) 858 9601, info@ihrec.ie
- Irish Network Against Racism (INAR): (01) 889 7110
- LINC - community resource for lesbian and bisexual women: (021) 480 8600, info@linc.ie
- LINQ – community resource for women (trans and non-binary inclusive) who identify as lesbian, bisexual or queer in Ireland: info@linqireland.ie, (021) 480 8600
- Male Advice Line (for men experiencing domestic abuse): 1800 816 588
- Men’s Aid Ireland (for men experiencing domestic abuse): (01) 554 3811
- Mná Feasa - primarily by women who have themselves survived domestic violence; (021) 421 1757, mnafeasa@gmail.com
- NASC – support for migrants and refugees: (021) 427 3594, reception@nascireland.org
- National Disability Authority: (01) 608 0400, nda@nda.ie
- National Domestic Violence Helpline (for women): 1800 341 900
- National Sexual Violence Helpline (for men and women): 1800 77 88 88
- Samaritans: 116 123 (24 hours a day)
- TENI: (01) 907 3707, (01) 873 3575; office@teni.ie
General Supports for UCC Staff and Students:
- Campus Security: 24-hour service, (021) 490 2266, (021) 490 3111 (Emergency)
- Campus Watch: (021) 490 3849, campuswatch@ucc.ie
- Bystander Intervention: bystander@ucc.ie; Bystander supports
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Unit: ediunit@ucc.ie
- Speak Out – online anonymous reporting tool
- UCC Chaplaincy: chaplaincy@ucc.ie, (021) 490 2459
UCC Supports for Students
- Access: Disability Support Service, supports for mature, HEAR, UCC Plus+ students, (021) 490 4807, access@ucc.ie
- Campus Watch: (021) 490 3849, campuswatch@ucc.ie
- First Year Experience Co-Ordinator: (021) 490 4873; deady@ucc.ie
- International Students: Internationalsupport@ucc.ie
- Peer Support: (021) 490 3690, peersupport@ucc.ie
- Student Health: (021) 490 2311 (open: 9.15am to 12.15pm and 2.15pm to 4.15pm)
- Student Rules sets out expectations for students regarding how they should be treated, as well as their own behaviour towards staff and fellow students.
- Student Union Welfare Officer: (086) 184 2697, Welfare@uccsu.ie
- The Student Support Tree illustrates a variety of supports available.
- UCC Clubs and Societies: welfare@uccclubs.ie; societiespresident@ucc.ie; president@uccclubs.ie
- Student Counselling and Development: (021) 490 3565, Counselling@ucc.ie
- UCC Niteline Listening service Mon-Thurs 9pm-1am: 1800 32 32 42 or Chat.
- UCC Crisis Text Line: Text UCC to 50808
UCC Supports for Staff
- Employee Assistance Programme: (087) 369 0010, 1800 814 243, eap@spectrum.life
- Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT, UCC): ucc@ifut.ie
- Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU, UCC): hurley@ucc.ie
- Staff Support Tree illustrates a variety of supports available.
- Staff Wellbeing and Development: (021) 490 359, staffwellbeing@ucc.ie
- Staff Wellbeing and Development Advisor: (021) 490 1814, susanomahony@ucc.ie
- UCC Staff Policy for Duty of Respect and Right to Dignity at Work
- UCC Carers Network: carers@ucc.ie
- UCC Disability and Neurodivergence Network: disabilityneurodivergence@ucc.ie
- UCC LGBT+ Staff Network: lgbtnetwork@ucc.ie
- UCC Mná Women’s Network: mna@ucc.ie
- UCC Researcher Staff Association: griffin@ucc.ie
- UCC Race Equality Network: raceequality@ucc.ie
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