Welcome to Rainbows Website
Rainbows Ireland provides peer group support for children and young people experiencing grief due to bereavement, parental separation, or family breakdown.
Our groups create a safe, compassionate space where children and young people can:
- Talk about difficult feelings
- Be heard, accepted, and understood
- Connect with others their own age who have had similar experiences
“I’m not the only one.”
“We’re not the only family.”
We listen to the voices of children and young people — what they say matters; what they say is accepted; and what they say is acknowledged and validated.
Bereavement
In Ireland 80 people die each day. 30,000 (CSO 2015) people die in Ireland each year These are the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles & siblings of our 1.2 million children. Approximately, 10 persons on average can be impacted
Separation
Approximately one in every ten marriages ends in separation or divorce, in Ireland. That might seem high, but it is actually the lowest rate of separation and divorce in Europe and the third lowest in the world. 94,924
Ethos & Values
Our vision is that the grief experienced by children and young people in Ireland, following a significant loss in their lives through bereavement, parental separation or divorce, is recognised and that they are offered the understanding and support