The Latest Breaking News from Samaritans

Bin bags full of cats seen in Shanghai as police 'killing pets whose owners have Covid'

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Officials in Shanghai, China, have been rounding up and killing pets belonging to residents who test positive for Covid, as other people are kept in 'quarantine camps' where lights remain on 24/7

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022

New law on calorie labelling 'dangerous' for eating disorder victims

A woman from Toxteth has spoken out about the risks of seeing calories on menus for anorexia survivors like her

Liverpool Echo · Apr 17, 2022

Government increases mental health funding for Afghanistan veterans

One of the main projects to benefit from the new funding is a peer-to-peer emotional support helpline for veterans

Wales Online · Apr 14, 2022

Man's touching last phone call with unsuspecting mum days before he took his own life

Adam Long, 21, took his own life in October 2021 after suffering substance abuse and mental health issues, and was described as "wonderful, funny and caring" by his mum

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Teen died alone in hospital room despite five-minute checks by health workers

Sarah-Louise Doyle, 19, was found hanging from a bathroom door by a support worker - prompting concerns about the checks being too predictable

Wales Online · Apr 8, 2022

Tragedy as teen takes her own life in five-minute window between hospital checks

The 19-year-old, described as the 'life and soul of the party' and someone who was 'always helping everybody out', had struggled with mental health.

Daily Record · Apr 7, 2022

'Kind' teen, 19, will 'fly high' after she died during five-minute window in hospital

Sarah-Louise Doyle was described as someone who 'would always help everybody out'

Liverpool Echo · Apr 7, 2022

Melissa Arbuckle: Depressed Melbourne mother who killed infant daughter spared jail

Melissa Arbuckle’s lawyer says she was suffering ‘severe postpartum depression and psychosis’

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Kurt Cobain’s final days to be adapted by Royal Opera House

The Nirvana frontman battled addiction and depression before taking his own life in 1994

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Northern Ireland mum diagnosed with cancer after being told she was 'too over anxious' about symptoms

“The doctor obviously did not agree with my suspicions as I was given the number of the Samaritans help line, a prescription for beta blockers and told to make an appointment for the following Tuesday for blood tests"

Belfast Live · Apr 7, 2022