Regional Emergency Social Work Service

The regional out of hours social work service provides an emergency social work response across all of Northern Ireland on an out of hour’s basis. This is an emergency service to be used only when you need a social worker urgently, after hours. Services for the following groups: Children and young people, Older people, People with mental health problems, People with learning disabilities.

Wherever you live in Northern Ireland, Out of Hours Social Workers can be contacted through one central telephone number: 028 9504 9999 Please read the referral criteria here (http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net/RegionalEmergencySocialWorkService(RESWS).ht