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Samaritans Cymru calls for urgent action to improve support for people who self-harm
The charity warns that people in Wales are facing barriers to receiving timely and appropriate support for their self-harm.
- 7th January 2021
- Press release
- Wales
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Schroders announces new charity partnership with Samaritans
The partnership will help Samaritans grow and expand its services through employee volunteering and fundraising activities.
- Press release
- England
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Better support needed for less well off middle-aged men to curb high suicide rate
On World Mental Health Day, which this year has the theme of suicide prevention, Samaritans is calling for better support for men, to address the persistently high rate of suicide among less well-off
- 10th October 2019
- Press release
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Samaritans Scotland: Reducing self-harm key to suicide prevention
- 10th September 2019
- Press release
- Scotland
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Samaritans believes reducing self-harm is key to suicide prevention
- 10th September 2019
- Press release
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Rise in suicide deaths is an urgent public health issue - ONS suicide stats
Responding to today’s ONS figures* Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland said: “It is extremely worrying that for the first time in five years, the suicide rate in the UK has increased."
- Press release
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Press release: Samaritans' comment on Jeremy Clarkson's Sun column
Reacting to Jeremy Clarkson’s comments in today’s Sun newspaper, Catherine Johnstone, Samaritans’ Chief Executive said:
- 3rd December 2011
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Samaritans' comment on the 2012 Office for National Statistics suicide figures
Commenting on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suicide figures for 2012 released today, Clare Wyllie, Head of Policy and Research at Samaritans said:
- 18th February 2014
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Samaritans unveils four steps to reduce suicide in Wales
Samaritans in Wales has today launched its manifesto for the National Assembly for Wales Elections 2016, ‘Four Steps to Save Lives’.
- 19th June 2015
- Wales
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Samaritans in Northern Ireland Release Key Priorities for Preventing Suicide for 2022 Assembly Election
Document outlines policy actions politicians can take to reduce the rates of suicide in NI.
- 16th December 2021
- Northern Ireland
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Guidelines for sites and platforms hosting user-generated content
Our industry guidelines provide sites and platforms hosting user-generated content with best practice principles for managing self-harm and suicide content.
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Controlling what content you see online
How to use the safety features offered by sites and platforms to control the types of suicide and self-harm content you see.
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Samaritans response to online harms white paper
Samaritans calls for code of conduct and independent regulator to tackle harmful online content
- Comment
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Creating a response plan
Although a school can be affected by many challenging incidents, including sickness and accidental death, it is suicide that presents the unique risk of potentially being the trigger for further suicide attempts.
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Samaritans new guidelines equip gambling businesses to do more to prevent suicide
Today, Samaritans published its first best practice guidance for the gambling industry to help gambling businesses understand and adopt practical steps to prevent gambling-related suicide.
- 27th April 2021
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Samaritans launch world first guidance for the technology industry
The new guidelines set out how to safely manage self-harm and suicide content online
- 10th September 2020
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Online Excellence Programme
Samaritans, in partnership with government and digital sector partners, are developing a hub of online excellence in suicide prevention.
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Staying safe while streaming
It's very important that you look after yourself while streaming. Please read our guidance about staying safe while streaming, before embarking on your #TeamSamaritans adventure.