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Compassion can change and save lives says Samaritans Cymru
For World Suicide Prevention day, Samaritans Cymru will today launch a new toolkit for workplaces in Wales, designed to help them act compassionately when encountering people in emotional distress.
- 10th September 2018
- Press release
- Wales
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Samaritans Scotland welcomes new Suicide Prevention Action Plan shaped by lived experience
Samaritans Scotland has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s new Suicide Prevention Action Plan, following figures that showed 680 people took their own life in Scotland in 2017.
- 9th August 2018
- Scotland
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Gaby Roslin makes 'Small Talk Saves Lives' campaign travel
TV and radio presenter Gaby Roslin is all aboard Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign, letting commuters know they have all the experience they need to save a life.
- 8th August 2018
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High Court ruling could mean more support and less stigma for families bereaved by suicide
Ruth's Blog
- 3rd August 2018
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Thousands get on board for Samaritans’ Big Listen
Thousands of people got behind Samaritans’ 24-hour event this week to spread the word that listening can be the first step to saving a life.
- 27th July 2018
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Samaritans Ambassador Hussain Manawer becomes Kings College London’s youngest Honorary Fellow
Poet Hussain Manawer (27), has received an honorary fellowship from the prestigious King’s College London.
- 27th July 2018
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Celebrities are all ears for Samaritans’ Big Listen
Samaritans launches The Big Listen to keep saving lives 24 hours a day
- 17th July 2018
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Samaritans Scotland concern over increase in young male suicides
Statistics released today show 680 people took their own lives in Scotland last year, which represents a fall of 48 from 728 deaths in 2016. The suicide rate has fallen from 13.6 (per 100,000) to 12.8
- 27th June 2018
- Scotland