FirstLight provides crisis intervention and free professional counselling services throughout Ireland to bereaved parents and family members who have suddenly lost a child up to 18 years.
Our mission FirstLight’s mission is to:
- Deliver appropriate professional support services to bereaved parents and families including first encounter, crisis intervention and on-going support services;
- Promote training for frontline professionals who encounter bereaved parents and families;
- Raise awareness of FirstLight’s professional support services and;
- Promote research into child mortality and intervention campaigns to reduce the incidences of sudden death