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Our mission is to support first responders and their families, friends, and organisational representatives to better wellbeing, through co-designed, tailored, practical psychological first aid training and psychosocial support, across their career lifespan.
the HUGS Community
First Responders
We provide training in formal and informal mental health and wellbeing support to first responders working in the paid and volunteer sectors, including firefighters, paramedics, community first responders, Civil Defence and Irish Red Cross.
Family and Friends
We help family and friends support the first responders in their life by teaching them the "Look Listen and Link" principles of basic psychological first aid.
Organisations
We provide support and training to first responder organisations to enable them provide formal and informal mental health and wellbeing support to their members.
Sponsors
Would you like to help support our HUGS Community by sponsoring a HUGS event, training session or peer support group.
Check out our philantropic and partnerships opportunites with our HUGS Community.
HUGS Community is a social enterprise, established in 2024 following a successful three-year evidence-based research programme called HUGS@Home (www.hugsathome.eu), based at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin. We are registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee, HUGS- Hearing Understanding Guiding Supporting CLG (CRO number 769845), now trading as HUGS Community on a profit with purpose basis.
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