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Inspiring ScotRail employee wins Samaritans RailStaff award for lifesaving intervention
A railway worker who got a vulnerable person to safety using WhatsApp messages has been recognised for her quick thinking.
- 4th December 2023
- Press release
- Scotland
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Stigma of self-harm impacts on everyday life - Samaritans Ireland research
New research from Samaritans Ireland has found the stigma towards people who self-harm can impact on their ability to rent an apartment, find a job or enter a new relationship.
- 30th March 2023
- Press release
- Ireland
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Our Annual Report and Accounts
Read about what we achieved, how we spend our money and what our strategy was in our annual reports.
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Latest suicide data
We share the latest suicide data for nations across the UK and Ireland in our Suicide Statistics factsheets.
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Understanding UK & Ireland suicide statistics
Reliable suicide statistics are vital for targeting prevention activities and reducing deaths.
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Coronavirus, young people and self-harm
Young people have been hugely affected by the restrictions resulting from the pandemic, both socially and economically.
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Coronavirus and mental health
Research suggests that people with pre-existing mental health problems were more likely to face deteriorating or consistently poor mental health during the pandemic.
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Coronavirus and middle-aged men
Middle-aged men have the highest suicide rates and are particularly vulnerable to economic uncertainty and recessions.
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Samaritans Cymru calls for urgent action to improve support for people who self-harm
The charity warns that people in Wales are facing barriers to receiving timely and appropriate support for their self-harm.
- 7th January 2021
- Press release
- Wales
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Samaritans Ireland Impact Reports
Read and download our reports.
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Schroders announces new charity partnership with Samaritans
The partnership will help Samaritans grow and expand its services through employee volunteering and fundraising activities.
- Press release
- England
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Better support needed for less well off middle-aged men to curb high suicide rate
On World Mental Health Day, which this year has the theme of suicide prevention, Samaritans is calling for better support for men, to address the persistently high rate of suicide among less well-off
- 10th October 2019
- Press release
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Samaritans Scotland: Reducing self-harm key to suicide prevention
- 10th September 2019
- Press release
- Scotland
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Samaritans believes reducing self-harm is key to suicide prevention
- 10th September 2019
- Press release
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Rise in suicide deaths is an urgent public health issue - ONS suicide stats
Responding to today’s ONS figures* Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland said: “It is extremely worrying that for the first time in five years, the suicide rate in the UK has increased."
- Press release
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Press release: Samaritans' comment on Jeremy Clarkson's Sun column
Reacting to Jeremy Clarkson’s comments in today’s Sun newspaper, Catherine Johnstone, Samaritans’ Chief Executive said:
- 3rd December 2011
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Samaritans' comment on the 2012 Office for National Statistics suicide figures
Commenting on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suicide figures for 2012 released today, Clare Wyllie, Head of Policy and Research at Samaritans said:
- 18th February 2014
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Samaritans unveils four steps to reduce suicide in Wales
Samaritans in Wales has today launched its manifesto for the National Assembly for Wales Elections 2016, ‘Four Steps to Save Lives’.
- 19th June 2015
- Wales
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Samaritans in Northern Ireland Release Key Priorities for Preventing Suicide for 2022 Assembly Election
Document outlines policy actions politicians can take to reduce the rates of suicide in NI.
- 16th December 2021
- Northern Ireland