Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK or Ireland takes their own life. In the next hour, we'll respond to almost 400 calls for help.
The situation right now
Every 10 seconds
Samaritans responds to a call for help.
900,000 hours
spent by Samaritans volunteers every year responding to calls for help
£10
is what we need to answer a call from someone struggling to cope
How we're making a difference
- Every 10 seconds, Samaritans answers a call for help.
- In 2025, Samaritans volunteers responded to more than 3.3 million calls for help.
- In 2025, over 20,000 people volunteered their time for Samaritans.
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