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Concerning rise in suicide deaths prompts calls for further action
It’s vital that young people don’t come to see suicide as an escape from their struggles and that we seek to address the very real factors which shape their lives. Suicide is preventable.
- 26th June 2019
- Press release
- Scotland
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Samaritans and University of Exeter publish first state of the nation report on local suicide prevention
Samaritans and University of Exeter publish first state of the nation report on local suicide prevention
- 21st June 2019
- Press release
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Felicity Varah Harding recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
Samaritans congratulates Felicity Varah Harding on being awarded an OBE for her outstanding contribution to the charitable sector in the UK
- 7th June 2019
- Press release
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Samaritans urge students to put wellbeing ahead of exam results
Samaritans is urging students, parents and teachers to look after their mental health over the coming weeks during the exam season.
- 5th June 2019
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans Ireland welcomes decrease in the number of deaths by suicide in the Republic of Ireland
Samaritans Ireland today welcomed provisional statistics showing a decrease in the number of deaths by suicide in the Republic of Ireland.
- 31st May 2019
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans welcomes #SaferThames campaign that will help save lives
Samaritans welcomes the launch of a campaign to make the Thames river, running through the heart of London, a safer place for people in crisis.
- Press release
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Samaritans Scotland share their impact
Across Scotland, Samaritans volunteers spent more than 60,000 hours - the equivalent of over 2,500 days - providing emotional support in 2018.
- 1st May 2019
- News story
- Scotland
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Samaritans pioneer new partnership dedicated to suicide prevention in the online environment
Samaritans called on social media firms and internet providers to sign up to a partnership to tackle online suicide and self harm content at a Summit hosted by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
- 29th April 2019
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