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Samaritans welcomes PM statements on World Mental Health Day
Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland, responds to Government’s funding announcement to support the helpline and welcomes the appointment of a Minister for Suicide Prevention.
- 10th October 2018
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Samaritans welcomes lowest male suicide rate in the UK for thirty years
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that male suicide is at its lowest in more than thirty years*
- 4th October 2018
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One in three people who call Samaritans are lonely or feel isolated
One in three people who pick up the phone to call Samaritans disclose they are lonely or feel isolated, according to new research* released today.
- 19th September 2018
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- Ireland
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Samaritans sends former prisoners back inside to help prevent suicide
A new Samaritans initiative, run by former prisoners to help new prisoners cope better with life inside, is aiming to reduce suicide and self-harm.
- 10th September 2018
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Suicide: What’s happening in the UK and what does this mean for suicide prevention?
Suicide data is crucial for understanding and preventing suicide.
- 10th September 2018
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Samaritans Scotland welcomes new Suicide Prevention Action Plan shaped by lived experience
Samaritans Scotland has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s new Suicide Prevention Action Plan, following figures that showed 680 people took their own life in Scotland in 2017.
- 9th August 2018
- Scotland
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Thousands get on board for Samaritans’ Big Listen
Thousands of people got behind Samaritans’ 24-hour event this week to spread the word that listening can be the first step to saving a life.
- 27th July 2018
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Samaritans Ambassador Hussain Manawer becomes Kings College London’s youngest Honorary Fellow
Poet Hussain Manawer (27), has received an honorary fellowship from the prestigious King’s College London.
- 27th July 2018
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