Suicide prevention charity Samaritans ‘to close more than 100 UK branches’

MentalhealthandsuicidepreventioncharitySamaritansisplanningtoclosemorethan100branchesacrosstheUKandIreland,ithasbeenreported. AccordingtotheBBC,theorganisation’schiefexecutive,JulieBentley,saidinapresentationtostaffitwas“likelythatwithinthenextsevento10yearsourbranchnetworkwillhavereducedbyatleasthalf”. Foundedin1953,thecharityconnectstrainedvolunteerswithpeoplewhomaybestruggling,withtheorganisationestimatingitanswersacallforhelpevery10seconds. READMORE:The10bestmobilegamesyoucanplayforfree–andnumber1willsurpriseyou READMORE:5gamesreleasedin2025guaranteedtotakeyoubacktothegoodolddaysofgaming Atthemoment,anyonecancalltheSamaritanshelpline24/7iftheyareincrisisforfreeandspeaktosomeone.PeoplecanalsoemailtheSamaritans,writeletters,andinsomebranchesofferface-to-facesupport. ButtheBBCsaysthereareconcernstheplanscouldleadtoanexodusofvolunteers.Inastatementtothebroadcaster,Samaritanssaiditsserviceswer