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Prisoners get a digital connection to Samaritans
Unilink and Samaritans have launched a new service at HMP Wayland that allows people in prison to message Samaritans for emotional support.
- 31st October 2019
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Better support needed for less well off middle-aged men to curb high suicide rate
On World Mental Health Day, which this year has the theme of suicide prevention, Samaritans is calling for better support for men, to address the persistently high rate of suicide among less well-off
- 10th October 2019
- Press release
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Samaritans Scotland: Reducing self-harm key to suicide prevention
- 10th September 2019
- Press release
- Scotland
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Samaritans believes reducing self-harm is key to suicide prevention
- 10th September 2019
- Press release
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Samaritans and GAA the winning team in tackling mental health on World Suicide Prevention Day
Samaritans and the GAA are celebrating five years of teaming up together to tackle the stigma of mental health and urging young players and members who are struggling to cope to seek help.
- 10th September 2019
- Press release
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Adrienne urges others to make the call
Adrienne, 24, from North Lanarkshire, called Samaritans when she was struggling to cope. Now she is encouraging others to do the same.
- 10th September 2019
- Blog
- Scotland
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Rise in suicide deaths is an urgent public health issue - ONS suicide stats
Responding to today’s ONS figures* Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland said: “It is extremely worrying that for the first time in five years, the suicide rate in the UK has increased."
- Press release
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Samaritans’ work in the gambling industry
One of Samaritans’ priority issues this year is addressing and gaining a greater understanding of gambling related harm.
- 27th August 2019
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