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A guide for parents, carers and family members
How to talk to your child about self-harm and suicide content online.
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How to talk about internet use around suicide and self-harm
Talking about internet use around suicide and self-harm can help health and social care practitioners understand a person's risk and identify if they have any unmet support needs.
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Police suicide prevention training – Samaritans welcomes protected time
Following the Government’s Policing Reform White Paper, Samaritans welcomes protected time for police suicide prevention training and calls for it to cover all staff.
- 24th February 2026
- Blog
- England
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Tackling male suicide: The Government must prioritise suicide prevention in the men’s health strategy
"The Men’s Health Strategy is a vital opportunity to deliver meaningful change and save lives. We’re urging the Government not to waste it."
- 14th November 2025
- Blog
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Responding to online activity around suicide and self-harm
We help you with what to do when you come across online activity around suicide and self harm that worries you.
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Reducing access to harmful self-harm and suicide content online
Approaches to reducing user exposure to harmful self-harm and suicide content.
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Remembering friends or family who have died by suicide in a safe way online
Creating safe online memorial pages for friends or family who have died by suicide.
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Samaritans Cymru response to ONS suicide data for Wales: 2023
Today, Samaritans Cymru has responded to new ONS data on suicides in Wales.
- 29th August 2024
- Press release
- Wales
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APG on Suicide Prevention launches Inquiry Report into Cross-Departmental Funding for Suicide Prevention
The All-Party Group (APG) on Suicide Prevention has published a new Inquiry report calling for a fundamental change in how suicide prevention is funded and coordinated across Northern Ireland.
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World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 - Saturday 10th September
The 10th September each year is World Suicide Prevention Day. We're organising a bucket collection to help the branch raise funds to allow us to continue to address this serious issue.
- 20th August 2022
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Implementing effective content moderation for self-harm and suicide
Advice on how to effectively moderate self-harm and suicide content online.
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Reporting worrying content online
A guide on what to do if you see something online about self-harm or suicide that could be upsetting or harmful.
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Lost Futures: Understanding Poverty, Inequality, and Suicidality in Northern Ireland
Our 'Lost Futures' report highlights how poverty, unemployment, and social inequality contribute to suicidal behaviour in Northern Ireland.
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Guidance for reporting on suicides in public places including rail and road
A relatively small number of suicides take place in public settings, but these often result in widespread media coverage. Our guidance explains how to cover these incidents sensitively, to prevent further deaths by suicide.
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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 urges MLA candidates: Make your pledge to prevent suicide
Suicide is preventable, not inevitable. As an MLA candidate, show your support for preventing suicide in Northern Ireland by sharing any of the four tweets below.
- 23rd March 2022
- Blog
- Northern Ireland
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Supporting Sussex Police officers in suicide prevention and postvention
Sussex Police wanted to make sure their officers felt supported when dealing with suicide-related incidents, so they reached out to Samaritans for expert guidance.
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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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Samaritans responds to new data on rise in suicidal thoughts and attempts
Today, NHS England published the latest Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (2023/24) which revealed a rise in the prevalence of suicidal thoughts, attempts and self-harm.
- 26th June 2025
- England
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Norwich to Host Baton of Hope in Landmark Suicide Prevention Tour
Norwich will take centre stage in a powerful national campaign to confront the stigma surrounding suicide when the Baton of Hope tour arrives in the city this September.
- 30th May 2025
