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Samaritans at leading international conference on suicide prevention

September 2019: Samaritans is among the researchers, clinicians and other expert organisations from around the world and sharing its own experiences at an international conference on suicide this week

• Press release
• Ireland

Samaritans Scotland: Reducing self-harm key to suicide prevention

• 10th September 2019
• Press release
• Scotland

Samaritans believes reducing self-harm is key to suicide prevention

• 10th September 2019
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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

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

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."

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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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Samaritans urges for wellbeing to come first on exam results day

Samaritans calls for students and their families to put well being first before exam results

• 14th August 2019
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