Tag: Samaritans

Samaritans is proud to lead new suicide prevention consortium

Stuart Mitchell

The Department of Health and Social Care announced the members of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance for 2021-24, including the new Suicide Prevention Consortium, led by Samaritans. The consortium, includes the Samaritans, National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA), Support After Suicide Partnership (SASP) and With You, aims to harness the collaborative efforts of its members to identify and prevent inequalities which lead to increased risk of suicide. The VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance is made up of 19 members from across the voluntary sector in…

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Samaritans new guidelines equip gambling businesses to do more to prevent suicide

Stuart Mitchell

Research has found a clear association between gambling and suicide. People experiencing gambling-related harms are more likely to also experience suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than the general population. To help tackle the problem, Samaritans has undertaken a programme of work to further understand gambling as a risk factor for suicide and what can be done to prevent gambling-related suicide. With appetite from the gambling industry to do more to prevent gambling-related harms and suicide, Samaritans embarked on setting industry standards that gambling businesses can hold themselves to account and…

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Gambling Charity and Samaritans Launch Bespoke Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training

Stuart Mitchell

National gambling support charity GamCare has worked with Samaritans, the leading suicide prevention charity, to develop a suite of training materials for gambling businesses, to raise awareness of the risk of gambling-related suicide and to give gambling staff the skills and confidence to support customers who may be at risk. Gambling related harm is a risk factor for suicide and 11% of gamblers contacting the National Gambling Helpline in 2019/20 told GamCare they had experienced suicidal thoughts, either currently or in the past. To help tackle this issue, GamCare and…

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Phoenix Group announces new UK charity partnership with Samaritans and continues with its charity support during pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

Phoenix Group have announced a new two year UK charity partnership with Samaritans, the charity that is always there to help anyone who is struggling to cope, not just at the moment of crisis, but to help prevent crisis too. Phoenix colleagues were keen to focus their latest charity partnership on mental health and following a voting process, chose Samaritans as their partner and will be looking to raise funds while promoting awareness of mental health. The pandemic has had a profound impact on the nation’s mental health, with Samaritans…

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Samaritans publishes new handbook on men’s wellbeing services

Stuart Mitchell

Based upon the insights from a series of co-design workshops with men, Engaging men earlier: a guide to service design provides five key principles for anyone designing, running or commissioning wellbeing groups for men. From fostering achievement to building relationships and feeling a sense of purpose, the new Samaritans handbook is informed by what men told Samaritans is really important for maintaining positive mental health. It also includes practical elements for service providers to consider such as accessibility and communication, which are crucial in helping them appeal to men earlier…

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