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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 welcomes #SaferThames campaign that will help save lives
Samaritans welcomes the launch of a campaign to make the Thames river, running through the heart of London, a safer place for people in crisis.
- Press release
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Samaritans Scotland share their impact
Across Scotland, Samaritans volunteers spent more than 60,000 hours - the equivalent of over 2,500 days - providing emotional support in 2018.
- 1st May 2019
- News story
- Scotland
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Samaritans pioneer new partnership dedicated to suicide prevention in the online environment
Samaritans called on social media firms and internet providers to sign up to a partnership to tackle online suicide and self harm content at a Summit hosted by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
- 29th April 2019
- Press release
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Samaritans response to online harms white paper
Samaritans calls for code of conduct and independent regulator to tackle harmful online content
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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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Samaritans launch awareness campaign to encourage men to seek help
A new survey commissioned by Samaritans released today (19 March) shows that there is still a stigma around men seeking help when they are struggling to cope.
- 19th March 2019
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