On the 3rd of September, Boston Branch was contacted by its local ASDA store regarding World Suicide Awareness Day on the 10th of September.
They contacted us using twitter with the following message:
We happily replied:
Then, on the 10th September, ASDA Boston shared the following tweet.
It is fantastic that ASDA reached out to us. We are now discussing the possibility of delivering our 'How to offer emotional support to others' training to some of their staff, along with the potential, once the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, of having a stand in the store foyer.
We would like to thank ASDA Boston for the display in their canteen and for raising awareness of Samaritans vision that fewer people die by suicide.