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Help us answer more calls for support at this crucial time

Your donation will help us continue to reach those who are struggling to cope.

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How your money can help us

£5

a month could help us answer a call for help that could save a life, every month this year

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a month could help train and support a Samaritans volunteer to be there throughout the year for someone struggling to cope

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a month could go towards keeping Samaritans' phone line open throughout the year, ensuring there is always someone to listen when a person who’s struggling finds the courage to call

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could help train and support Samaritans volunteers, making sure people are not left to struggle alone

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could keep Samaritans' phone lines open for 5 minutes, giving people someone to turn to

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could support a Samaritans volunteer over the next year as they answer calls for help from people whose mental health has been impacted by the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic

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Where your money goes

For every £1 raised, 85p goes on delivering the service and 15p is invested to help raise the next £1

Why we need your support

Every day, Samaritans volunteers respond to around 10,000 calls for help.

In 2018, there were 6,944 suicides in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK or Ireland takes their own life

In the UK, men are three times more likely to take their own lives than women

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Everything that’s been said about our service being needed more than ever is true. Most of my calls were intense. I was so glad I could be there. And the callers were all so grateful too.

Nicola, Samaritans volunteer

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Samaritans is a charity registered in England and Wales (219432) and in Scotland (SC040604) and incorporated in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (757372). Samaritans Ireland is a charity registered in the Republic of Ireland (20033668) and incorporated in the Republic of Ireland as a company limited by guarantee (450409). Samaritans in Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland (SC009843) and incorporated as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Samaritans Enterprises is a private limited company (01451175).