Talk To Us Month - Samaritans
Every 10 seconds, Samaritans responds to a call for help. We’re proud to share their awareness-raising campaign
On the 24th July (24/7) it is Samaritans Awareness Day and throughout the month of July.
The campaign is the raise awareness that 24 hours a day there is someone available to talk too, someone who will listen if you are not coping, for what ever the reason, night or day.
Samaritans are not just there when in a crisis, like BMR Health and Wellbeing they take action to prevent the crisis.
They give people ways to cope and the skills to be there for others plus they encourage, promote and celebrate those moments of connection between people that can save lives.
Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy, and Samaritans’ vision is that fewer people die by suicide.
Though suicide rates reduced in 2020, there is still along way to go.
The Samaritans have been there for anyone who needs someone for 65 years.
On 2nd November 1953, Chad Varah, a vicar and writer-cartoonist, answered the first ever call to a brand new helpline for people contemplating suicide.
As well the tragedy of someone losing their life this way, the long terms effects on the family, friends and loved ones is life changing. Not only do they have to deal with the sudden death of someone they love but additional feelings to cope with.
Extreme guilt for not preventing the suicide
Anger or resentment at the person who chose to take his or her own life
Confusion
Distress over unresolved issues (many of which often exist in families where one person has a mental illness, which is common in people who die by suicide
How could you support them?
Volunteer
Fundraising
Donate
Leave a gift in your will
Find out more - Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen