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Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.


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12-18 May 2025

Mental Health Awareness Week

When we’re in a dark place, it can feel difficult to connect with others, but often that is when we need connection more than ever. This Mental Health Awareness Week, we will be sharing reminders to let people know they’re not alone and that we all have a part to play in supporting each other.

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Every ten seconds, we respond to a call for help. No judgement. No pressure. We're here for anyone who needs someone.

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Being a Samaritan means being there for people who need someone to listen. Last year around 23,000 people volunteered their time with us.

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Samaritans’ strategy: Tackling suicide together

Samaritans’ 2022-27 strategy, ‘Tackling suicide together’, outlines our main priorities for the next five years and how we’ll be working towards our vision that fewer people die by suicide.

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