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Lived Experience at Samaritans

At Samaritans, we know the importance of listening, so we’re creating more opportunities for people with personal experience of using our services, and of suicide and self-harm, including those bereaved, to share their views and experiences with us.

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.

‘It’s Good To Talk’ …

A free series of short webinar presentations to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 16th - 21st May 2021

Shop with Purpose at Our Headingley Leeds Samaritans Charity Shop

Every Purchase Helps Save a Life

Derby Samaritans Outreach

Chesterfield Samaritans Outreach

Here you can see about our activities outside the branch, in Chesterfield and the surrounding area.

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

An insight into what it's like to work on the night shift.

Candle of Hope

Candle of Hope – 21.12.2020

• 21st November 2020

Samaritans Scotland calls for urgent action to improve support for people who self-harm

Hidden Too Long: uncovering Self-Harm in Scotland brings together insights from people with lived experience, stakeholders working across frontline services and from the general public.

• 29th October 2020
• Press release
• Scotland

Chesterfield Samaritans Donations and Fundraising

All our services are provided by unpaid volunteers but it costs us £200 to cover the cost for every new volunteer to build the skills they need to answer a call for help.

Ruth's story

The reasons for self-harm are complex, but it is a sign of serious emotional distress. It is possible to stop self-harming. This is Ruth’s story.

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

A look back at our year

Branch director Susannah Fenton reviews the year at Ware

• 23rd September 2020

Samaritans appoints Keith Leslie as the new Chair of Trustees

Samaritans appoints Keith Leslie as the new Chair of Trustees

• 17th September 2020
• Press release
• All

Nathaniel Car Sales

World Suicide Prevention Day.

Communicating with users in distress

Advice on communicating with users in distress and how to provide them with the support they need.

Steven shares his story for our Real People, Real Stories campaign

"That call showed me two really important things. First, it showed me that I was important and that people cared. And it showed me that I had the answers; I could find a way to move forward and build a life that I wanted to live."

Real People, Real Stories launches with new research on men's mental health during lockdown

Samaritans shares new research on how lockdown measures have affected men, as they launch their Real People, Real Stories campaign, supported by the rail industry.

• 11th August 2020
• All

Samaritans joins over 50 charities calling for a new Mental Health Renewal Plan

The Prime Minster has been urged by major coalition of charities to create an urgent renewal plan for mental health to support the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

• 26th June 2020
• Press release
• All

Streaming toolkits

Learn more about Streaming for Samaritans and download all the assets you need to take part.