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Urgent Plea To Confront Wales’ Leading Cause Of Death Among Young People In Their Early 30s, States Samaritans Cymru
Samaritans Cymru highlights the urgent need for increased action in their latest impact report for 2023 and 2024.
- 27th March 2025
- Press release
- Wales
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'Growing Old' - a poem for Samaritans Scotland
Samaritans Scotland celebrate a specially written poem by award-winning poet and Edinburgh Makar, Michael Pedersen, on World Poetry Day.
- 21st March 2025
- Scotland
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Samaritans response to Ofcoms illegal harms codes coming into force
Jacqui Morrissey, Assistant Director of Influencing at Samaritans, responds to Ofcom’s Illegal Harms Codes which come into force today (Monday 17th March).
- 17th March 2025
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Samaritans seeking Night Owl volunteers across Ireland
We've launched a volunteer recruitment campaign to encourage Night Owls to get involved and help change people’s lives.
- 7th March 2025
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans awarded new BSI safeguarding standard PAS5222
Bramah HR and Safeguarding have audited and certificated Samaritans for achieving British Standards Institution (BSI) PAS5222 Standard, Safeguarding Children in Out of School Settings.
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How to start a conversation about self-harm, with Dr Amir Khan
We know lots of people find it difficult to know the right thing to say if someone they care about is self-harming. Dr Amir Khan shares some tips to help you have that conversation.
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Mental health storylines like Phil Mitchell’s in Eastenders are really important
We’re proud to have helped inform Phil’s story, as well as Mick’s 2020 storyline featuring a phone call with Samaritans.
- 27th February 2025
- Blog
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Samaritans Scotland host drop-in event for MSPs to highlight the impact of financial insecurity on suicide
Samaritans Scotland hosted an event on 22nd January at the Scottish Parliament to highlight their report, ‘‘Paid Yesterday, Broke Today"
- 19th February 2025
- Scotland