What is Leanbh?

Leanbh was set up in 1997 to address child begging in Dublin. Leanbh is a 24/7 service for children, young people and parents who are begging or at risk of begging on the streets.

 

What does Leanbh do?

• Monitors the presence of child begging on the street and Identifies children who beg
• Assesses and responds to child protection risks
• Provides therapeutic intervention on a group and individual basis
• Provides support to children from minority ethnic backgrounds, including the Roma travelling and new communities who are seeking asylum in Ireland
• Offers face to face support, web based support, and telephone support to all clients
• Provides positive parenting programmes
• Provides mentoring support to both parents and children

Who does Leanbh work with?

• Children and young people from the wider Roma and Travelling Community
• Children from new communities seeking asylum in Ireland
• Children who are experiencing social, emotional or behavioural difficulties associated with such transitions
• The service works in partnership with the statutory and other services

 

Leanbh Day Centre

The Leanbh day centre has been set up to provide the best possible service for the children and parents Leanbh is working with. The main focus of this facility will be to provide support to children the parents who are involved in begging.

 

Referrals

If you would like to seek support from Leanbh please contact 01 234 2009 for further information.

Referrals can be made by parents, teachers, professionals, accommodation centres and children themselves.

 

Contact Leanbh

Email:   ISPCC
Tel:        087 0625198

 

Leanbh believes child begging will only be eliminated through the involvement of individuals, communities and the government.