Media Centre
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential
emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of
distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
This area is designed to give journalists access to the latest
press releases, emotional health news and facts about
Samaritans.
If you have a media enquiry, please contact our General
Office on +44 (0)20 8394 8300.
Outside office hours, you can contact the press team on +44
(0)7943 809 162.
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Samaritans Media Guidelines
Samaritans Media Guidelines are here for journalists reporting
suicide in any media from factual description to dramatic
portrayal. Developed over time with the press, they outline suicide
facts, media myths, signs of suicide risk and offer advice on what
to avoid as well as suggesting recommended phrases to use when
reporting or talking about suicide.
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Samaritans awarded telephone number of extreme social
value
Today (28 October 2009) three organisations, including
Samaritans, have been awarded phone numbers, which will provide
services of extreme social value, by Ofcom.
116 123 will be used for an emotional
support helpline, provided by Samaritans
116 111 will be used for a child helpline,
provided by NSPCC (which runs ChildLine)
116 000 will be used for a missing people
helpline, provided by Missing People
This number allocation follows a decision made by the European
Commission to provide a ‘same number - same service’ across all
member states to access services of extreme social value. Each
member states will have a different service provider for each of
their three numbers.
Find out
more about the award
Facts and Figures
Find out facts and statistics about Samaritans and
our 24-hour service. We also provide information about the
number of suicides in the UK and ROI.
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out more
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Information Resource Pack 2009
Samaritans Annual Report
During 2007/08
Samaritans’ work was guided by the following themes:
- Access and Availability
- Quality and Consistency
- Sustainability and Capacity
- Organisation and Structure.
Our achievements and performance against objectives are
reported in the Annual Report and Accounts.
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Report