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Company-Wide Gasum Activity Challenge Promotes Wellbeing and Raises Support for Save the Children Finland

(IN BRIEF) Gasum has completed a company-wide Activity Challenge launched after an initiative from the Finnish Olympic Committee, encouraging employees to increase everyday movement, support wellbeing and strengthen community spirit across teams and locations. Employees participated in a wide range … Read the full press release

Samaritans plans 24/7 online chat and remote volunteering to strengthen its suicide prevention service

(IN BRIEF) Samaritans has announced a major programme of change to strengthen its suicide prevention service, focusing on reshaping its branch network, expanding its online chat to 24/7 availability, and piloting remote volunteering opportunities. The charity, whose 23,000 volunteers answered … Read the full press release

Samaritans Cymru new report calls for more accessible mental health support and therapies for people who self-harm

Last year Samaritans’ 24-hour helpline discussed self-harm with callers over 272,000 times – or once every two minutes. There are approximately 5,500 admissions for self-harm in Wales each year. However, as most people who harm themselves do not attend health … Read the full press release