Help and Support for Those Affected by the Berkeley Tragedy

Posted on: 17 June 2015

Dear Trinity Student

The thoughts of the College Community are with the families and friends of the students who died or were injured in the tragic accident in Berkeley.

We are aware that many of you will know some of them and we understand how difficult and upsetting getting such news can be. Based on the information we have, one of our own students, Clodagh Cogley, is amongst the injured and is being treated in hospital. We are particularly thinking of her and her family at this difficult time and wish her a prompt recovery.

We would like to encourage all those who are affected to access supports either in College or outside. Support is available in the Counselling Service, either on a one-to-one basis or for groups of students if this is what you prefer.

Emergency drop-ins are available as follows:

Today (Wednesday 17th June), tomorrow (18th June) and Friday 19th from 3 to 5 p.m.

The Student Counselling Service is located on the 3rd Floor of 7/9 South Leinster Street, (near the National Gallery). Just call into reception.

Other support services in College are available too and their contact details are available below.

For those who are not in Dublin, a Skype check-in will be available tomorrow (Thursday 18th) between 5 and 7 p.m. Dublin time. Please e-mail student-counselling@tcd.ie for pre-booking and do obtain Skype details.

If you are currently in the San Francisco Bay area, you may wish to avail of the following supports:

The Irish Consulate in San Francisco can be reached at 415 392 4214.

An Incident Centre is available from 9.30 am local time on 17th June at Berkeley City Hall, 1900 Addison Street, Berkely. A Grief Counsellor’s support will be available. Phone lines will also be made available to allow you to contact home.

The San Francisco Pastoral Centre is also providing support and can be reached at 415 752 6006.

Please don’t struggle on your own, reach out to your friends and avail of the supports in place.

Best wishes,

Claire Laudet, Senior Tutor

Aideen Long, Dean of Graduate Studies

Sources of Support and Help in College:

On-line advice and information on bereavement and grief: When someone dies

http://ie.reachout.com/help-a-friend/loss-and-grief/working-through-grief/

Your own UG College Tutor. You can find your tutor’s name and contact e-mail on your my.tcd.ie portal: https://my.tcd.ie. If you are an Erasmus student, please contact your Erasmus coordinator.

Postgraduate Advisory Service contact the Graduate Student Support Officer at 353 1 896 1417, or by e-mail at pgsupp@tcd.ie

Sabbatical Officer/Students Union Welfare Officer 2014/15, Ian Mooney, 086 15 95 178, welfare@tcdsu.org

Graduate Students Union Vice-President (Welfare Officer) 2014/15, Adam Hanna, +353 1 896-1006; vicepresident@gsu.tcd.ie or call into 2nd floor, House 6

College Health Service – Tel: 896 1556, House 47, next to Rugby Pitch. This service is free to most students. http://www.tcd.ie/College_Health

Student Counselling Service, Tel: 896 1407, or email: student-counselling@tcd.ie. See http://www.tcd.ie/Student_Counselling/. The Student Counselling Service is located on the 3rd Floor of 7/9 South Leinster Street, (Near the National Gallery).

Counselling is available for emergency drop-in today (Wednesday17th June), tomorrow (18th June) and Friday 19th from 3 to 5 p.m.

Chaplains – Please e-mail Jools Hamilton at julian.hamilton@tcd.ie

Senior Tutor’s Office, House 27 Tel: 896 2551 email: stosec@tcd.ie. Www.tcd.ie/senior_tutor

Student2Student – The S2S Peer Supporters, a group of Trinity students trained in listening and support skills are available for one to one supportive chats. Confidential, free, and flexible.

Email: student2student@tcd.ie phone: 896 2438

Niteline 1800 793 793 is reopening its student phone line and online listening service from 17 June owing to the tragic events in California, 9.00pm-2:30am for the foreseeable future.

The UC Berkeley Tang Center (2222 Bancroft Way) are able to offer counselling services to students who have been affected. Drop-In hours are Monday- Friday 10am – 4pm & After Hours Counselling Line at (855) 817-5667.

Links to community supports in the US at sites other than Berkeley, where J1 students may be any be found on the Department of Foreign Affairs website.