Train tickets are to be printed with the Samaritans' logo and phone number as part of a campaign to cut suicides. Alongside the text, the message, "We don't just hear you, we listen," will be printed ...

The national network, which offers a listening ear to those with personal problems, said on Tuesday this corresponded to 685 contacts per day. The service was initially set up to help people with ...

Every six seconds a desperate person needing help dials the Samaritans number. And in their hour of need as they call the charity they are greeted by a friendly volunteer, just like Beryl Gregory.

The Samaritans say funding is down but demand has sky-rocketed since the introduction of their free phone number in March of last year. Calls to their Dublin branch have increased by 18pc with the ...

Legendary ex-Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall is campaigning for the Samaritans’ number to be programmed into every UK phone. Suicide is the leading cause of death among men under 50 and mental ...

A dramatic increase in the number of calls from farmers is due to increasing depression, isolation and loneliness, said a local spokesman for the organisation, which is available 24 hours a day to ...

Samaritans Ireland has launched a new five-year national plan which aims to ensure fewer lives are lost to suicide across the island of Ireland. Niall Mulligan, Executive Director for Samaritans ...

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Christmas isn’t a happy time for many people out there, but there’s always someone to listen (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Mental health John Harwood was one of the first people to share the ...