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Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.


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A little small talk can be all it takes to interrupt someone's suicidal thoughts and could help set them on the journey to recovery.

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Every ten seconds, we respond to a call for help. No judgement. No pressure. We're here for anyone who needs someone.

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Being a Samaritan means being there for people who need someone to listen. Last year around 22,000 people volunteered their time with us.

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Samaritans’ strategy: Tackling suicide together

Samaritans’ 2022-27 strategy, ‘Tackling suicide together’, outlines our main priorities for the next five years and how we’ll be working towards our vision that fewer people die by suicide.

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