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Samaritans Cymru response to new ONS data on registered suicides in Wales 2024
Samaritans Cymru calls for a step change in suicide prevention, as Wales records the highest annual suicide rates in England and Wales.
- 3rd October 2025
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Samaritans response to new ONS data on suicide in England in 2024
"Behind these deeply concerning numbers are real people and many more devastated families, friends and communities that the statistics don’t show."
- 3rd October 2025
- Comment
- England
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Laura Woods putting her best paw forward for Samaritans
Laura Woods, and her dog Chloe, supporting Samaritans' Walkies for Wellbeing, supported by Village Vets
- 1st October 2025
- Press release
- Ireland
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Samaritans unveils plan to future proof the life-saving charity and answer more calls from those in crisis
Today, Samaritans announces three areas of change that will shape the suicide prevention charity’s future and ensure it is here for more people.
- 1st October 2025
- Press release
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Samaritans demands more support for emergency workers amidst shocking rise in suicide and self-harm call outs
Today, Samaritans reveals troubling new data showing an annual rise of 32,143 in Ambulance Service suicide and self-harm call outs across England.
- 25th September 2025
- Press release
- England
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World Suicide Prevention Day: A turning point for political action?
“It’s a chilling statistic that the thing most likely to kill me, a man under 50, is me." - Wes Streeting MP
- 18th September 2025
- Blog
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Samaritans Scotland's response to the suicide statistics for 2024
Samaritans Scotland has responded to today’s release of data from National Records of Scotland in its annual update on suicide statistics for 2024
- 16th September 2025
- Scotland
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The Power of Interruption - Members of Scotland's Lived Experience Advisory Group share their perspectives
On World Suicide Prevention Day, members of Samaritans Scotland's Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) shared their thoughts on the power of interruption.
- 10th September 2025
- Scotland