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Mental Health First Aid Law Presented to Parliament

27 January 2023

Mental Health First Aid Law Presented to Parliament

On 25th January, the UK parliament announced a proposal for a “Mental Health First Aid Law” which would make it mandatory for certain workplaces...

World Suicide Prevention Day

7 September 2022

World Suicide Prevention Day

Every year, we campaign to raise awareness of suicide prevention. What is World Suicide Prevention Day?Every year, organisations and communities around the world come...

People are ‘Quiet Quitting’ and it Could Be Great for Mental Health

7 September 2022

People are ‘Quiet Quitting’ and it Could Be Great for Mental Health

If you’ve been on TikTok in the past month or so, you might have heard of ‘quiet quitting’, something that’s rising in popularity among...

Doomscrolling linked to poor physical and mental health, study finds

7 September 2022

Doomscrolling linked to poor physical and mental health, study finds

The tendency to be glued to bad news can spark a ‘vicious cycle’ that interferes with our lives, researcher says There’s no shortage of...

GP surgeries to provide specialist mental health support

21 June 2022

GP surgeries to provide specialist mental health support

Thousands of new mental health experts will be on hand to support people in their local GP practice amid record demand for services, the...

WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care

21 June 2022

WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care

Report urges mental health decision makers and advocates to step up commitment and action to change attitudes, actions and approaches to mental health, its...

Online Safety Bill: Protecting people online

21 June 2022

Online Safety Bill: Protecting people online

As part of Samaritans’ campaign for a kinder, safer internet we want to protect anyone who’s being encouraged to harm themselves online. But what...

Mental health problems cost the UK economy at least £118 billion per year – new research

7 April 2022

Mental health problems cost the UK economy at least £118 billion per year – new research

We want the prevention of poor mental health to be at the centre of the UK’s approach to mental health. Our new report with...

Online Safety Bill: the ins and outs

7 April 2022

Online Safety Bill: the ins and outs

Samaritans has made strengthening the Online Safety Bill one of its key campaigns to ensure no one is left unprotected from harmful content under...

Olympic champion Adam Peaty joins Mind in calling for more mental health support for nation’s sporting heroes

7 April 2022

Olympic champion Adam Peaty joins Mind in calling for more mental health support for nation’s sporting heroes

Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty has joined the mental health charity Mind in calling for more mental health support for the nation’s sporting heroes....

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