OddBalls raises funds for mental health support with special charity edition underwear for Samaritans

Eye-catching UK underwear brand OddBalls has launched two special products to raise funds for Samaritans. The new men’s boxer shorts and women’s briefs incorporate a design that nods to the charity’s brand, and features the message ‘It’s okay not to be okay’. OddBalls will donate £1 from every sale of each product directly to Samaritans. Founded in 2014 as part of an initiative to raise awareness about testicular cancer, OddBalls has quickly become one of the UK’s biggest underwear brands and has expanded its charitable objectives during that time. With…

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Samaritans Supports Student Mental Health Through New Collaboration With The Positive Planner

Samaritans has co-created a brand new journal with The Positive Planner, aimed at supporting further education students with their wellbeing. They have worked alongside leading student mental health expert Dr Dominique Thompson and UK students to create a unique wellbeing journal specifically designed to support the needs of further education students. According to NUS1, half of students say their mental health is worse than before the Coronavirus pandemic, citing feelings of loneliness, anxiety, stress and depression. “The Positive Student Planner” supports students both emotionally and practically as they navigate the…

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Ireland’s dairy sector driving new rural mental health campaign with Samaritans

The new partnership with milk processors – who are all members of the Ibec group Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) – aims to raise awareness of Samaritans freephone number 116 123 among farmers and other people in rural Ireland, especially those living or working in isolation. The signs will appear on approximately 500 milk trucks and agri-feed vehicles owned by some of the country’s largest co-operatives. It is supported by Arrabawn, Aurivo, Carbery (including Drinagh, Bandon, Lisavard and Barryroe co-ops), Dairygold, Glanbia, Kerry, Lakeland, North Cork, Ornua (Kerrygold), and Tipperary. Conor…

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Samaritans launches first university volunteering hub with Anglia Ruskin University

The ways we communicate are changing, and there’s increasing pressure on mental health and wellbeing. So Samaritans is joining forces with ARU to pilot a new on-campus duty room – the first of its kind in the UK – where fully trained students and staff will deliver digital-only support to anyone struggling to cope. The initiative will see volunteers from the Anglia Ruskin Samaritans Hub in Cambridge help the charity with their online chat pilot, a digital innovation Samaritans is trialling in an effort to meet new and changing demands…

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Samaritans launches app to support UK military veterans’ mental health

Military veterans are set to benefit from a dedicated new mental health app, launched today by Samaritans, to help them deal with the long-term emotional challenges of adjusting to life after the Forces. The free Samaritans Veterans app comes on the back of joint research the leading suicide prevention charity carried out with the Royal British Legion, which found that veterans wanted to understand more about their emotional wellbeing and to hear from people with similar experiences. Those leaving the military and former Armed Forces personnel can access emotional health…

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