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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
- Ireland
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Samaritans to encourage men to seek help & ‘talk to us’
Volunteers mark 24/7 to remind people they’re there around the clock
- News story
- Ireland
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Samaritans urge students to put wellbeing ahead of exam results
Samaritans is urging students, parents and teachers to look after their mental health over the coming weeks during the exam season.
- 5th June 2019
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans Ireland welcomes decrease in the number of deaths by suicide in the Republic of Ireland
Samaritans Ireland today welcomed provisional statistics showing a decrease in the number of deaths by suicide in the Republic of Ireland.
- 31st May 2019
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans volunteers in Ireland answer almost 3 million calls over five years of freephone 116 123
Cindy O’Shea, Samaritans Irish Regional Director, said this ongoing financial backing from the industry will ensure anyone who need emotional support can continue to call Samaritans for free for another five years.
- 1st April 2019
- Press release
- Ireland
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One in three people who call Samaritans are lonely or feel isolated
One in three people who pick up the phone to call Samaritans disclose they are lonely or feel isolated, according to new research* released today.
- 19th September 2018
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans in Ireland to reach more people in need of emotional support through new email
Young people urged to contact [email protected] as charity reveals 626,000 calls answered in 2017.
- 7th March 2018
- Ireland
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Suicide rates twice as high in deprived areas
Samaritans releases a report linking inequality with a higher risk of suicide
- 6th March 2017
- Ireland