Families in terror need 'safe place' to go, says bishop

The Geiran report — commissioned in the wake of the murder and dismemberment of 17-year-old Keane Mulready Woods, above — recommended a review of the FASN's funding. File picture

An “awful lot” of families dealing with addiction will be left stranded if a long-running family support group is forced to close its doors because of a lack of funding, a leading cleric has said.

The Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Michael Router, said the Family Addiction Support Network (FASN) — which operates five groups across the North East — provided a “safe place” for these families to go to.