Samaritans + Kerrang! = ROCK FOR LIFE!
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for the Rock for Life Campaign by wearing one of our RockTags.
Get your exclusive RockTags and Wristbands
here
Samaritans are very pleased to remain
Kerrang! Magazine’s Official Charity for the fourth year in
2008!
The Rock for Life campaign promotes
the service that we provide and, in particular, highlights our
email service jo@samaritans.org.
Why email? Email is perceived by young people to make
Samaritans’ service more relevant to them and their lives. By email
they feel able to contact Samaritans about a wider range of issues
that trouble them. They feel they have greater control over the
‘conversation’ than by telephone. And they feel confidentiality is
increased.
As a result, Samaritans believes that simply raising awareness
of its email service among young people will make a
difference. Samaritans receives more than 4.8m contacts each
year, most by telephone but an increasing number – 100,000 last
year – by email.
Images from the Kerrang
Awards
The Rock for life campaign has been very successful over the
past year with over 40,000 wristbands and dogtags being sold in aid
of Samaritans.
Did you know that 1 in 10 teenagers self harm? That every
2 days, 5 young people take their own lives? Or that suicide is the
leading cause of death of men aged 15-34?
Samaritans provides emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week By supporting our campaign you are helping us to continue to
be an emotional rock…for life.
So far Rock for Life supporters have bought wristbands, dogtags
and bid in three Rock for Life auctions. Thank you!
You’ve helped us raise over £36,000 which enables us to provide our
entire service for a day.
Show your support for the Rock for Life Campaign by wearing one
of our Rocktags or Wristbands.
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential
emotional support for people who are in distress or despair.
If you want to talk to someone in confidence, call Samaritans on
08457 90 90 90 (UK) or 1 850 60 90 90 (ROI) or email jo@samaritans.org
Samaritans is a registered charity, no. 219432.
If you would like more information about Samaritans working with
Kerrang, please contact Clare Appleby on 020 8394 8352
c.appleby@samaritans.org