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Veteran broadcaster Charlie Bird to extend his 'hand of friendship' to Samaritans and raise awareness of its life-saving work
Veteran broadcaster Charlie Bird has revealed he plans to extend his 'hand of friendship' to Samaritans for its life-saving work.
- 19th October 2022
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans Northern Ireland celebrate 20 years of Prison Listeners
On Friday 14 October 2022, we celebrated 20 years of our Listeners scheme at Magilligan Prison.
- 14th October 2022
- News story
- Northern Ireland
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Samaritans and Irish Prison Service mark 20 years of peer-to-peer prison Listener scheme
Samaritans and Irish Prison Service run peer support programme supports people in prison who may be feeling distress or despair or feeling suicidal
- 12th October 2022
- Ireland
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Online Safety Bill - A letter to the Prime Minister
Leading mental health and suicide prevention charities united and co-signed an open letter to the Prime Minister.
- 11th October 2022
- News story
- All
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Samaritans on hand with a cuppa & a chat at East Coast Main Line stations this World Mental Health Day
Station cafes collectively hand out 10,000 coffee cups including inspiring messages of hope, whilst Samaritans volunteers provide emotional support at stations from London King’s Cross to Durham
- 10th October 2022
- Press release
- England
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Unbiased and Samaritans announce two year charity partnership
Financial advice platform unbiased.co.uk announce a charity partnership with Samaritans, to help support their vital, 24/7 emotional support service.
- 5th October 2022
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Samaritans Scotland welcomes the launch of Scotland's new Suicide Prevention Strategy - 'Creating Hope Together'
Samaritans Scotland today welcomes the launch of the Scottish Government and COSLA’s new, long-term Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan.
- 29th September 2022
- Press release
- Scotland
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Samaritans Scotland's summer update 2022
Our summer 2022 update showcases what the Samaritans Scotland team and our volunteers have been up to over the last three months to help ensure fewer people die by suicide in Scotland.
- Scotland