About this service:

Coordinates local Child & Family Support Networks (CFSNs) so services work together around a family. Meitheal: a voluntary early-help process, based on the parent’s consent, that brings services together around one plan for a family. Parenting information and programmes, including Parents Plus, Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) training and Parenting 24 Seven resources.

Who can use it:

Children, young people and families who need extra support but where there is no child protection concern. Most of our area is in Tusla Dublin North. Beaumont, Donnycarney, Whitehall and Santry (Dublin 9) are in Dublin North City.

How to access the service:

Professional referral. Any practitioner can start a Meitheal with the parent’s consent. Contact the local CFSN Coordinator to find the right network and lead practitioner. Meitheal request and consent forms are on tusla.ie.

Telephone and access details:

Tusla Dublin North office: 01 870 8000. Tusla Dublin North City office: 01 846 7129. Ask for PPFS or the CFSN Coordinator for the family’s area.

Email contact details:

Dublin North City area office: am.dnc@tusla.ie. Coordinators’ own addresses are on tusla.ie.

Website information:

tusla.ie (‘Child and Family Support Network Co-ordinators’ under Get in touch; Meitheal forms under ‘Meitheal Forms and Guidance Documents’)

Support for families of children with additional needs:

Meitheal can bring school, health and family services together around one plan for a child with additional needs, with the parent’s consent. Parents Plus and NVR parenting programmes.

Good to know:

Use PPFS or Meitheal when there is no child protection concern. Most of our area is in Tusla Dublin North; Beaumont, Donnycarney, Whitehall and Santry are in Dublin North City.

Source directory last updated: October 2026. Contact the service to confirm current availability and details.