Samaritans celebrates 100 Breathing Space Benches in Scotland

100 Breathing Space Benches have been installed across Scotland in partnership with NHS24, Network Rail, and Scotland’s Railway. The 100th Breathing Space Bench was unveiled in Stirling on the 3rd February 2026, marking a major milestone for the Breathing Space Initiative that Samaritans Scotland is proud to be part of alongside NHS24, Network Rail, and Scotland’s Railway. The first ever bench was installed in Troon in 2018 – the beginning of not only encouraging awareness raising and discussion around our mental health as a nation but also providing a physical…

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