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Title[edit]

When was the "The" dropped from the official name? 81.158.1.127 00:37, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2002 - I've edited the article to make this clear. --OpenToppedBus - Talk to the driver 15:59, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

'hoax' callers[edit]

I don't think that this belongs in the confidentiality section (if it indeed belongs anywhere). I think it gives a misleading impression about how Samaritans treats 'hoax' callers, and undermines the confidentiality that many callers depend upon. I suggest it be removed - it is not part of Samaritans policy and is not cited. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.4.53 (talk • contribs) 02:41, 7 November 2006

I've rewritten, with a cite from Samaritans' website. --OpenToppedBus - Talk to the driver 10:20, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

thankyou —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.4.53 (talk • contribs) 7:59, 7 November 2006

Fair use rationale for Image:Sams logo.gif[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:59, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Articles of individual Samaritans branches (specifically Dublin Samartians)[edit]

The International reach section contains a link to Dublin Samaritans; however there are 20 Samaritans branches in Ireland (source), of which Dublin Samaritans is only one. It feels improper to have pages for each and every one of the 200+ Samaritans branches, or even for the 20 in Ireland, so I'd like to suggest that this link is removed.

I'll also be suggesting that the Dublin Samaritans article is removed as it doesn't provide anything of particular value or significant notability that is not already thoroughly covered on this page. --Avapoet (talk) 15:40, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removing Controversy section[edit]

I've just removed the following text and reference from a section headed "Controversy":

The Samaritans hit controversy when it emerged that they had pestered an elderly women for a donation. The pressure from the charities drove the woman to commit suicide in 2015. [1]

I don't think that accurately reflects what's in the source. To describe two letters a year as "pestering" is wrong, even if that's what was in the headline of the article. Moreover, the article itself is cherry-picked as a source. Olive Cooke's own family have strenuously denied that the contacts from charities had anything to do with her death. [2] --OpenToppedBus - Talk to the driver 14:58, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Need new SVG logo for Samaritans[edit]

We need to add the Samaritans UK charity SVG logo. Let me know if possible. FireDragonValo (talk) 18:41, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

CVV - Centro de Valorização da Vida[edit]

Please consider talking about CVV - Center for the appreciation of life that offers emotional support work, which has existed for 60 years in Brazil, similar to Samaritanos. Offering emotional support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with more than 4,000 trained volunteers. Thanks 2804:14C:4E4:8E33:B889:3E44:3BC8:E09F (talk) 22:27, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion notice[edit]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) regarding the use of suicide crisis telephone numbers (which this article includes). The thread is Suicide hotlines. Thank you. TheSpacebook (talk) 02:13, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]