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35 Try to take time to yourself, take off the helmet and let the head breathe HEADSPACE AND TIMING the spouses and partners of all military personnel and to any children over the age of 18 who are living at home. The INSPIRE contact number is 1800 409 673. Defence Forces Families: The PSS is available to directly support the families of our military personnel. This can be most useful when personnel are deployed overseas and families need a bit of help accessing information or in sorting out some issues on the home front. We are happy to speak confidentially and directly to families to deal with individual issues and we work closely with the liaison teams within units to ensure that information from mission areas is both accurate and timely. In conclusion: So there you have a snapshot of the PSS! These are just a few of our functions as we work to support our military personnel and their families. We will continue to work closely with our colleagues in DF Medical Branch and Central Medical unit as we all negotiate our way through these difficult times. Military personnel please contact your local PSS team for more information or email pss@ defenceforces.ie and we will be happy to put you in touch. All contact with us is confidential and this will always be explained to you when you contact us. During this time we all need to take care of each other and to take care of ourselves. No matter how much you're suffering, you're never alone suitable for everyone, depending on their state of mind and/ or recent life experiences. PSS staff will be happy to discuss with you to ensure that all personnel are protected. We need to talk about suicide and to keep ourselves and our families safe! Critical Incident Stress Management: There are times in our service when we will experience traumatic incidents, either as a part of our work or as a part of our daily lives. When this happens we support each other using Critical Incident Stress Management, or CISM. Military personnel are trained as peer responders to support each other immediately after a traumatic episode, to stabilise the situation and to ensure that anyone who needs extra help gets it as soon as possible. Financial advice and guidance: No matter what your financial issues are, the PSS is available to support and guide you in finding the right solution for you and for your family. We can signpost you to the best resources available within the community and help you find your way to accessing the appropriate service to meet your needs. For contact with credit unions, including ANSAC, help negotiating a way through financial difficulty, information about pensions and entitlements, we are here to be of service. Inspire Confidential Counselling: The INSPIRE confidential counselling service complements PSS resources and offers an external alternative that is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Here you can access the services of a trained counsellor outside the DF to deal with any issue that might be bothering you, no matter what it is. Currently INSPIRE services are delivered by phone or by video, so you can choose the medium that's right for you. INSPIRE is also available to

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