Rainbows Ireland teach children to cope after family breakup

FOR the past 25 years, Rainbows Ireland has been providing peer support to Irish children on how to deal with loss from bereavement, separation, and divorce.

They like to see their groups as extensions of the all-important extended family and as spaces where children can feel comfortable airing their thoughts and feelings.

Run out of primary and post-primary schools and from family resource centres, Rainbows Ireland can’t cope with the demand for their services.