GUIDELINES

Samaritans’ vision is that
fewer people die by suicide.
We achieve this by working in partnership with other
organisations to reduce the incidence of suicidal feelings
and behaviour. Samaritans provides a safe place for people
to talk when things are getting to them, round the clock,
every single day of the year.
We work closely with the media to promote sensitive and
appropriate reporting of suicide and make it a priority to
respond quickly and expertly to journalists’ enquiries about
how to portray these deaths. Samaritans’ Media Guidelines
for Reporting Suicide are updated regularly and have been
a vital part of our work with the media for two decades.
This is the 5th edition.
Contact Samaritans’ press office
+44 (0)20 8394 8300
Out of hours: +44 (0)7943 809 162
press@samaritans.org
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