Lived experience opportunities

What is the opportunity? We’re looking for individuals with lived experience of suicidality or self-harm to work as part of a team alongside Samaritans staff colleagues to develop our plans and activity for World Suicide Prevention Day 2027 and 2028.

Who can take part? People with lived experience of suicidal feelings, suicide attempts, self-harm and/or bereavement by suicide, who have a passion for raising awareness to support suicide prevention and reduce stigma.

What difference could you make? Your work will help make sure our activity and approach on World Suicide Prevention Day reflects the experiences of people affected by suicidal feelings, suicide attempts, self-harm, or bereavement by suicide.

Where and when? This is a two-year project with online meetings usually held roughly once a month in the evenings. Additional tasks can be completed flexibly from home outside of meetings.

Important information: Lived Experience Advisors will be paid £75 per half day (3.5 hours), which will include a two-hour meeting and tasks completed outside of meetings.

How to apply? Please read the role description and the preparedness document (both linked below) and please complete the application form by Sunday 15 November at 5pm.

Application for Samaritans' World Suicide Prevention Day Lived Experience Group Member – Fill in form

For more information contact Sara Andersson, Communications Marketing Manager, at [email protected]