Tag: Samaritans

Standard Life support Samaritans to help those struggling this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, is for a second year in a row providing support to Samaritans with a series of activities ahead of Christmas, designed to ensure people know where to turn if they are struggling to cope during the festive period. Funding of calls on Christmas Day While Samaritans is busy every day of the year, we know the festive period can be particularly tough for some. To support those looking for someone to talk to, Standard Life will be helping to keep Samaritans services running on…

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Three UK helps Samaritans answer the call for more volunteers

Stuart Mitchell

Hundreds more Samaritans volunteers will be on shift in the coming years thanks to a donation of £150,000 from Three UK as part of its ongoing partnership with the charity. The funding sees Three UK become a proud supporter of the Samaritans Training School, a project designed to make the charity’s volunteer training more flexible and accessible. Three’s funding will help Samaritans recruit and train 300 more listening volunteers who will go on to deliver around 13,000 hours of volunteering – answering around 50,000 calls from people who need emotional…

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Samaritans unveiled as 2024 TCS London Marathon Charity of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Samaritans, the UK and Ireland’s largest suicide prevention charity, has been announced as the official 2024 TCS London Marathon Charity of the Year. The charity is aiming to break the stigma around suicide and mental health by encouraging people to ‘believe in tomorrow’ as it begins its campaign for next year’s TCS London Marathon, which takes place on Sunday 21 April 2024. Samaritans hope to raise £1.7 million through the event so more volunteers can be recruited and trained to reach vulnerable people in need of help, and ultimately save…

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Gail Porter and Corrie star team up with Samaritans to remind public that small talk can be lifesaving

Stuart Mitchell

Samaritans’ Ambassador Gail Porter and Coronation Street newcomer and Samaritans volunteer Channique Sterling-Brown are reminding the public that we all have the potential to be lifesavers by simply striking up a conversation, as part of Samaritans’ latest Small Talk Saves Lives campaign. Both Gail and Channique are speaking out after new Samaritans research revealed that only 50% of UK adults said they would feel confident approaching and speaking to someone they don’t know if they were concerned about them in public. The survey also suggested that we’re more comfortable behind…

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Samaritans digital transformation helps thousands more people access support

Stuart Mitchell

As Samaritans celebrates 70 years of listening, it’s come a long way from just being a phoneline. Latest figures show over 185,000 people have been helped thanks to the suicide prevention charity’s new digital services. Since the soft launch in 2020, more than 80,000 people have turned to the charity for emotional support via its online chat pilot. This has proven to be a vital new way to seek help from Samaritans, as 60% of users have never contacted Samaritans before and 40% say they would not reach out in…

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