Tag Archives: suicide prevention

Samaritans Ireland’s 2024 Report Reveals High Satisfaction Rates as Volunteers Respond to 470,000 Calls

(IN BRIEF) Samaritans Ireland’s 2024 Impact Report highlights the vital role the charity plays in offering emotional support, with volunteers answering 50 calls per hour on average last year. The report reveals that Samaritans is the only form of support … Read the full press release

Samaritans’ Workplace Training Programmes Earn CPD Accreditation for Professional Development

(IN BRIEF) Samaritans has received CPD accreditation for its Samaritan Training and Engagement Programmes (STEP), enhancing its training offerings for workplaces. The CPD-certified courses, which cover areas such as listening skills, building resilience, and supporting vulnerable people, allow professionals to … 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

European Psychiatric Association Statement for World Mental Health Day: 10 October 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) STRASBOURG, 9-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of this year’s World Mental Health Day, in addition to the key messages delivered on 10 September, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and its National Psychiatric Associations (NPAs) join the … Read the full press release

Samaritans welcomes the Mental Health Taskforce report as a step in the right direction

SURREY, 17-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — We need to involve the whole community to bring about a revolution in suicide prevention, and Samaritans welcomes the Mental Health Taskforce report as a step in the right direction. We are pleased to see that … Read the full press release