York Samaritans Support Break The Silence 2022
Winter can be a tough time for many and this year could be especially so as households brace themselves for higher bills, but support is at hand as Samaritans’ new #BreaktheSilence campaign aims to remind the York community that they don’t need to struggle alone.
Samaritans’ new winter campaign #BreaktheSilence is encouraging people to open up about their struggles with mental health and suicidal feelings. Every 90 minutes in the UK, someone dies by suicide, but talking saves lives.
The charity is asking people to donate to keep Samaritans here for people to talk to when they are ready to break their silence. Making a donation of as little as £5 will help Samaritans’ volunteers answer a call for help from someone struggling this winter.
Volunteers from York will join over 13,000 listening volunteers at Samaritans branches across the UK and Ireland to answer calls for help from people feeling overwhelmed this winter.
This time of year can be challenging for all sorts of reasons. Whether its family problems, financial worries or the grief for the loss of a loved one, the festive season can often magnify these pressures which might be especially hard this year, with many households facing the Cost of Living crisis. But we understand that difficult feelings can be felt at any season, which is why our volunteers are here day and night, 365 days a year to give people the space to explore feelings that perhaps they cannot share with anyone else.
Diana Gibbon, branch Director