What is Meitheal?
Meitheal is a national practice model and is aimed at supporting children and families experiencing problems in their lives before the issues become so big they require Social Work intervention. It involves gathering all the necessary people, agencies and services around the table to ensure the child or family receive the supports they require.
This
process is family-led and the family is the ultimate decision maker.
Bagenalstown FRC can support you in organising a Meitheal for your
child or family if you feel it is the most effective way of getting
the supports and services you need to assist you with your
difficulties.
Preventing problems from arising or getting worse is better than dealing with them later. Meitheal can help stop current challenges from getting any worse for a child/young person.
Examples of the challenges that Meitheal could help with are:
For more details call us on 059-9722028, drop in, or look at the following web document:
http://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/Tusla_Meitheal_A_National_Practice_Model.pdf
UPDATED NOVEMBER 2019