LATEST PRESS RELEASES
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
This area is designed to give journalists access to the latest press releases, emotional health news and facts about Cheltenham Samaritans.
If you have a media enquiry, please contact our Publicity Officer, Graham Tandy, on 01242 515 777 (branch line) or 07777 683 448 (mobile).
Exams are a top worry for 1 in 3 young people
Samaritans expert provides tips on how to cope
17 May 2010
As students across the UK take exams this month, a survey by Samaritans and YouGov reveals that exams and the pressure to achieve high marks are one of the biggest worries* for nearly a third (30 %) of young people aged 18 to 24 in the country today.
Dr Mike Shooter , Samaritans’ trustee and youth mental health expert, offers his top tips to students on how to survive the current exam period.
Coffee Morning in aid of Mayor's Charity
There are only six weeks now until the end of Lloyd Surgenor's mayoral year and there are still a number of events taking place to raise funds for his chosen charities ( Cheltenham Alzheimer's Society, Cheltenham Samaritans, Maggie's Cotswolds and the Cheltenham Sea Cadets).
DCI Paul Hurley speaks at Samaritans AGM.
22 January 2010
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Hurley, the Senior Officer, who investigated a cluster of suicides in the Bridgend area of South Wales, will be the guest speaker at Cheltenham Samaritans AGM on Friday 22 January 2010. Also in attendance will be Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood and Cheltenham Samaritans' Patron, Lord Jones accompanied by Lady Jones.
