 
  
  
  
  
 
  General
 
 
  Advice
 
 
  The Advice Service is OPEN to receive your calls during the times listed below
 
 
  Please ring our helpline on 
 
 
        0778 4955 698 
 
 
  The Helpline is open during the following hours:
 
 
    Tuesday 10am to 3pm
 
 
    Wednesday    Closed
 
 
    Thursday 10am to 3pm
 
 
    Friday 9am to 3pm (based in the Lisburn Food Bank in the morning)
 
 
  Face to face consulations must be arranged by first phoning the Helpline
 
 
  Where
 
 
  clients
 
 
  have
 
 
  specific
 
 
  issues
 
 
  identified
 
 
  by
 
 
  our
 
 
  advisor
 
 
  Damask
 
 
  can 
 
 
  provide
 
 
  a
 
 
  limited
 
 
  number
 
 
  of
 
 
  sessions
 
 
  with
 
 
  a
 
 
  qualified
 
 
  COUNSELLOR.
 
 
  Damask
 
 
  advisors
 
 
  may
 
 
  also
 
 
  signpost
 
 
  clients
 
 
  to
 
 
  other 
 
 
  organisations
 
 
  able
 
 
  to
 
 
  provide
 
 
  specialist
 
 
  help
 
 
  or
 
 
  to
 
 
  Seymour
 
 
  Street
 
 
  Methodist
 
 
  Church 
 
 
  staff who can provide practical help or pastoral support.
 
 
  Domestic 
 
 
  Abuse
 
 
  Victims
 
 
  of
 
 
  Domestic
 
 
  Abuse
 
 
  are
 
 
  encouraged
 
 
  to
 
 
  phone
 
 
  our
 
 
  Helpline
 
 
  where
 
 
  our 
 
 
  experienced
 
 
  Advisor
 
 
  and
 
 
  Counsellor
 
 
  can
 
 
  provide
 
 
  understanding
 
 
  and
 
 
  support
 
 
  to 
 
 
  help
 
 
  clients
 
 
  take
 
 
  the
 
 
  steps
 
 
  necessary
 
 
  for
 
 
  their
 
 
  safety
 
 
  and
 
 
  well-being
 
 
  and
 
 
  also
 
 
  deal 
 
 
  with
 
 
  the
 
 
  trauma
 
 
  resulting
 
 
  from
 
 
  abuse.
 
 
  Clients
 
 
  can
 
 
  be
 
 
  referred
 
 
  to
 
 
  more
 
 
  specialist 
 
 
  agencies
 
 
  when
 
 
  necessary.
 
 
  A
 
 
  series
 
 
  of
 
 
  free
 
 
  Counselling
 
 
  Sessions
 
 
  can
 
 
  be
 
 
  provided 
 
 
  by Damask the help clients overcome the trauma of domestic abuse.
 
 
  Counselling
 
 
  Damask is grateful to the following for providing funding to support the Damask Advice Service:
 
  
  
  
  
 
   
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
  or  0774 9332 662
 
 
  or  0778 8236 487 
 
 
  NOTE - We will be closed 
  from Feb 28th 2024  until 
  further notice