IRELAND
RTE News
A telephone counselling service for victims of sexual abuse recorded a 22% increase in calls last year, following the publication of reports of abuse in Catholic diocese.
The Connect service, which is funded by the Health Service Executive, said it received a total of 10,384 calls last year.
The service was established in 2006 following demands from groups representing survivors of institutional abuse for an independent and professional out-of-hours counselling and support service.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.