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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.

Text LISTEN5 to 70470 to start donating £5 a month*

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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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£12

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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£24

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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£24

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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£96

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 donated to Samaritans and its branches in the UK and Ireland, 88p goes on our services and just 12p is invested in raising the next £1.

Why we need your support

Every 6 seconds, someone contacts us. Our team of trained volunteers are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

2020 was a year like no other. Many people will be feeling isolated this year due to social distancing. They may have lost a loved one to coronavirus or feel anxious about the economic crisis

For many people struggling to cope, we will be one of the only helplines open when many other services are closed. The only chance they have to share their story and their pain

Every call for help we answer could be the one that saves or changes someone’s life. The call that ends with someone finding the strength to carry on. And it begins with you

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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

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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).