Dunfermline Samaritans Volunteers Celebrate Samaritans Awareness Day
- Samaritans volunteers are raising awareness of the free, emotional support they provide, available to everyone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- To make reaching out for help easier, the suicide prevention charity has created new assets explaining what to expect when contacting Samaritans.
This July, Dunfermline Samaritans will be celebrating Samaritans Awareness Day, highlighting the life-saving emotional support its volunteers provide.
Dunfermline Samaritans Branch Director, Claire Blanchflower said: “Samaritans volunteers respond to a call for help every 10 seconds from people facing all sorts of challenges. Sadly, we also know that not everyone feels able to reach out for the support they need or may not feel they have someone to turn to.
“That is why Samaritans Awareness Day aims to remind everyone that our volunteers are here to lend a listening ear at any time of day or night, whatever you are going through.
It’s more important than ever that people don't wait until crisis point to seek support and share how they are feeling."
To help encourage help-seeking, and make it easier to reach out for support, the suicide prevention charity has created new assets answering common questions people have about contacting its volunteers.
These include “what if I don’t know what to say or how to explain how I feel,” “is it OK to call more than once?” and “can I call you even if I’m not feeling suicidal?” Samaritans’ social media channels will be posting the answers – and further important information – throughout July.
- For more information about Samaritans Awareness Day, and how to get involved, visit www.samaritans.org/247 You can follow Samaritans on social media on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
Samaritans’ volunteers are always here to listen and will not judge or tell you what to do. Call free, day or night, on 116 123, email [email protected] or visit www.samaritans.org. Also, those contemplating volunteering with Samaritans of Dunfermline can find out more by visiting www.samaritans.org/dunfermline or @dunfermline sams (X formerly Twitter)
