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Online Safety Bill: Protecting people online
As part of Samaritans’ campaign for a kinder, safer internet we want to protect anyone who’s being encouraged to harm themselves online. But what does this look like in reality?
- 14th June 2022
- Comment
- Blog
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Samaritans Scotland ready to listen
Scotland Trustee Amanda Millar writes as we launch our new strategic development plan.
- 6th June 2022
- News story
- Scotland
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Samaritans Ireland put callers and volunteers at heart of new five-year plan
Samaritans Ireland has launched a new five-year national plan which aims to ensure fewer lives are lost to suicide across the island of Ireland.
- 6th June 2022
- Ireland
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Minister hails volunteers for offering safe space to chat
Continuing to widen access to help and support is vital to reduce the levels of distress, anxiety and isolation that lead to suicide and self-harm, Rachel Cackett, the Executive Director of Samaritans Scotland, believes.
- 7th May 2022
- Press release
- Scotland
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Samaritans loneliness during the pandemic, Scarlett Moffatt speaks out
The Samaritans ambassador has shared her experiences of loneliness amid a rise in mentions over the past two years.
- 6th May 2022
- Press release
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Remembering Revd David Evans
It is with great sadness we share the news that Revd David Evans, listening volunteer for 38 years and former General Secretary of Samaritans, passed away recently.
- 27th April 2022
- News story
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Rail industry celebrates 25,000 staff trained to save lives thanks to Samaritans
More than one in five in the rail industry have the skills to identify and help vulnerable people to safety.
- 21st April 2022
- Press release
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Samaritans responds to ONS data April to December 2020
New ONS data from the first nine months of the pandemic show a slight decrease, particularly in men
- 14th April 2022
- Comment
- England