Connect Counselling and Support Extends Service Over Christmas Period

‘Connect’ - the Freephone telephone counselling and support service for adults who experienced abuse in childhood - will once again extend its service to open every evening from Wednesday 14th December 2016 up to, and including, Sunday 1st January 2017, from 6.00pm -10.00pm.  Connect has, year on year, noticed an increase in men availing of its service to speak confidentially and anonymously about childhood experiences of neglect and trauma with a professionally trained psychotherapist.  The Christmas period can be quite an isolating and stressful time for people, and everyone is encouraged to avail of the Connect service which is Freephone 1800 477 477 to callers from the Republic of Ireland and 00800 477 477 77 to callers from the UK and Northern Ireland.