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World Suicide Prevention Day
Source: The World Health Organisation
The focus of World Suicide Prevention Day this year is on suicide prevention from youth to old age. This theme has been adopted to emphasize that people of all ages commit suicide and that actions to prevent suicide included in national responses should meet the needs of different age groups.
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Artwork to combat suicide taboo
SOURCE: BBC News Online
A new artwork has been unveiled to raise awareness of suicide and its impact across Scotland.
Choose Life, Scotland’s national strategy to prevent suicide, unveiled the 20 x 10 ft collage.
The work features the faces of almost 500 people from all over Scotland and spells out the word ‘Suicide’.
Charlie and Craig Reid of [...]
Bournemouth Samaritans Gain Greater Understanding of Domestic Violence
13th September 2007
Mags Smith from Bournemouth Churches Housing Association worked with a group of volunteers from the Bournemouth and District branch of The Samaritans orgnisation to highlight the important work BCHA is doing with domestic violence.
The evening was attended by over 30 volunteers showing Bournemouth Samaritans commitment to understanding more about the what some of [...]
Samaritans – For When You Feel Like Jumping
Samaritans – For When You Feel Like Jumping
Two members of Regional Training Team South recently jumped off Bognor Pier as part of the annual Bognor Birdman competition.
Samaritans support Boscombe Community Fair 7-9th September 2007
Samaritans support Boscombe Community Fair 7-9th September 2007
Bournemouth’s event of the year returned to Boscombe this September and showcased bands, theatre, cabaret and art at King’s Park.
The event celebrates its eleventh year now and has grown from a one day small gathering to a full blown three day arts and community festival. It is called [...]
Samaritans Launch New National Website
Samaritans Launch New National Website
The new website looks fresh and has a great host of new features and articles about emotional support and the services the Samaritan organisation offers across the UK.
The new site was developed with the Reading Room who have just won Digital Marketing Agency of the Year 2007, a prestigious award within [...]
Samaritans get Fresh at Bournemouth University
Samaritans get Fresh at Bournemouth University
Samaritans volunteers welcomed new students to Bournemouth at the Uni’s Freshers Fair. In a warm up to the forthcoming volunteer recruitment drive and in a bid to raise awareness of the service our Samaritans got fresh with the town’s newcomers.
Within 45 minutes of the Samaritans stand being set up volunteers [...]
Samaritans Invited to White Lantern’s Pier Pressure Film Premiere
Samaritans Invited to White Lantern’s Pier Pressure Film Premiere
Bournemouth Samaritans are delighted to be invited to Bournemouth film company White Lantern’s premiere screening of their new movie Pier Pressure at the Bournemouth International Centre.
White Lantern Film have teamed up with ex-Steps singer Lee Latchford-Evans to promote ‘Pier Pressure’, a series of 3 dramas, written and [...]
Samaritans Outreach Team at Poole Dolphin
Samaritans Outreach Team at Poole Dolphin
The Outreach team once again laid out their table, this time in the Poole Dolphin shopping centre on Saturday 17th November. The volunteers on duty were able to talk with shoppers, some who showed an interest in becoming a volunteer, some who appreciated having someone to talk to, and others [...]
Ferndown Charity Fair
Ferndown Charity Fair
Bournemouth Samaritan volunteers went along to support the Ferndown Charity Fair on Saturday 20th October 2007 with our usual brand of recruitment and support.
Our current recruitment drive is taking us to all manner of events in the Bournemouth area to help raise the profile of the Samaritans organisation. Please get in touch if [...]
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