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The difference you could make by leaving a gift in your Will

Whatever the future brings, a gift in your Will can help us to be here for people who need our support, always.

Gambling Charity and Samaritans Launch Bespoke Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training

National gambling support charity GamCare has worked with Samaritans, the leading suicide prevention charity, to develop a suite of training materials for gambling businesses, to raise awareness of the risk of gambling-related suicide.

• 4th May 2021
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Gender and suicide

Suicide is a gendered problem. An in-depth understanding of the role of gender as a factor influencing suicide risk is key to improving suicide prevention for both, men and women.

Throwback Thursday The Kris Boyd Charity

As we look back on a year when some not so familiar words and phrases became part of everyday chat - Coronavirus, pandemic, lockdown, social distancing - we thought we would also take a look back.....

LGBT+ History Month

Though February is almost at an end, we thought we should look back at the celebration of LGBT+ History Month

Volunteer with Chesterfield Samaritans

Suicide prevention and peer support in the Armed Forces

Practical information on how to look out for your teammates, how to discuss things with them and where to go for more support.

Supporting someone online who might be struggling

A guide on helping someone online who is posting things that worry you.

Suicide risk factors for middle-aged men

In terms of age, gender and socio-economic status, the group most at risk of suicide are middle-aged men from disadvantaged backgrounds. In 2012, we explored why this group is vulnerable to suicide.

Brew Monday in Tamworth

Monday 17th January 2022 is Brew Monday. Our alternative to Blue Monday! Grab a cuppa and team up for a chat online.

The importance of being there to listen at Christmas

Samaritans' caller, Damien, and volunteer, Vikki, share how a simple phone call can help change someone's story this Christmas

• 1st December 2020
• News story
• Scotland

Schools Programme at Bognor Regis, Chichester & District Samaritans

How our Schools Talk Team supports local schools and colleges.

A Shift in the Life of a Volunteer at Bognor Regis, Chichester & District Samaritans

A description of what might happen during a 'typical' Samaritans shift, by one of our listening volunteers.

Sharing your personal experiences of self-harm and suicide online safely

A guide on sharing your experiences safely and finding supportive online communities.

Taking our message to children

Jae Whatley, who ran our Year 6 initiative last year, reports

• 14th October 2020

London Landmarks Half Marathon 2026

Join #TeamSamaritans and take on London's ultimate closed road half marathon through Westminster and the City

Coventry Samaritans urges everyone to look out for each other

It's World Mental Health Day today

• 10th October 2020

Kindness Rocks!

A Bury Samaritan has sprinkled some much-needed kindness around the Bury area by decorating rocks in the Samaritans freephone number and leaving them for others to find.

• 28th September 2020

Bury Samaritan Shares Story on Channel 5 News

As suicide rates increase in England and Wales, Bury Samaritan Darran Latham spoke to Channel 5 News about his own struggles with suicidal feelings and how talking to Samaritans helped.

• 5th September 2020

Developing a self-harm and suicide content policy

Information on developing and implementing policies around self-harm and suicide content and why this is important.