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Cancer touches many people, and it is often difficult to deal with the feelings that arise from a severe illness, both for the sufferer, and for those who care for them. Samaritans can give you confidential and non-judgemental emotional support. It always helps to talk, and Samaritans always listen.

During 2008, 107 volunteers at Samaritans Bournemouth & District gave emotional support to over 17000 people who needed to talk to someone because they were feeling distressed, despairing, or suicidal

Nationally, Samaritans receives 2.8 million contacts a year by phone, email, letter and face-to-face.

It is the aim of Samaritans to make emotional health a mainstream issue. Samaritans' vision is for a society where fewer people die by suicide because people are able to share feelings of emotional distress openly without fear of being judged. Samaritans believes that offering people the opportunity to be listened to in confidence, and accepted without prejudice, can alleviate despair and suicidal feelings. Samaritans is a registered charity, founded in 1953, which offers 24-hour confidential emotional support to anyone in emotional distress. The service is offered by 16,534 trained volunteers and is entirely dependent on voluntary support.

Call Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or 01202 551999
email jo@samaritans.org
Log on to www.bournemouthsamaritans.org.uk for more information