Samaritans Scotland

🧶 We're proud to launch our brand new official tartan, ‘Samaritartan’, this Burns Day! Samaritartan symbolises all of our lives, intertwined, connected & often touched by suicide in some way 💚 🎥 @ScribePedersen helps us tell the story of our tartan with a beautiful new poem

Fundraiser, Megan Boxall, has raised over £25,000 for Samaritans so far in her challenge to become the fastest woman to run the entire coastline of mainland Britain. 💚Follow Megan's journey here: bit.ly/4srCqNM 💚Donate here: bit.ly/3Pl22gx

We are here to listen, any time of day or night. Call us, free, on 116 123.

At our panel talk at The Gathering, 'Poverty and Suicide: Understanding the Connection' with @PovertyAlliance we spoke about a Minimum Income Guarantee for Scotland. Find out more and contact your local candidate using our email template: bit.ly/4ah7zNv

Last week the 100th Breathing Space Bench was unveiled in Stirling 💚@NetworkRailSCOT @ScotRail bit.ly/4qtDHSr

This week we got to speak to a fantastic Gathering audience about the link between poverty and suicide, alongside the @PovertyAlliance. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and came to listen 💚

One week until we and our friends at @PovertyAlliance host our event, "Poverty and Suicide: Understanding the Connection" at The Gathering 2026. Sign up 👉 bit.ly/4tgUQS5

Here if you need us 💚 Call us free on 116 123

Great work from everyone involved in #BrewMonday last week! Samaritans volunteers held pop up events at train stations across Scotland as well as carriage conversations with commuters. Brew Monday may be over, but let's keep talking 💚

Looking back at a year of Samaritartan, launched on Burns Night in 2025 💚

This Brew Monday, Samaritans is reminding everyone that having a chat over a cuppa is an easy way to make a big difference to someone who might be struggling 💚

It's #BrewMonday! The Samaritans Scotland team are reminding everyone to check in on a pal today. We've got our favourite mugs ready for a catch-up and a cuppa ☕ Find out more about Brew Monday: bit.ly/3aaYyUD

We welcome the Scottish Government’s recent announcement of additional funding for mental health in Scotland, and hope to see Scotland’s mental health and wellbeing prioritised in tomorrow’s budget. bit.ly/49hcWLQ

We're here to listen, day or night. Call us free of charge on 116 123.

For anyone who needs to hear this today 💚

Beginning a new year can be hard. We're here for anyone who may be struggling and need to talk 💚 Call us on 116 123, free of charge.

Call us free, any time of day or night, on 116 123 💚

There are many reasons why this time of year can be hard. Whatever you're going through, you don't need to face it alone. Call us free, at any time of day or night, on 116 123 💚

Here if you need us 💚 Call free on 116 123.

Samaritans volunteers are here 24/7, 365 days a year. In December last year, listening volunteers in Scotland answered more than 12,000 calls for help, with over 200 calls answered on Christmas Day. If you need to talk, we are here to listen. Call us on 116 123.

Sometimes it is hard to open up and express how you really feel, and we know there can be a lot of pressure around the festive period to feel a certain way. Our volunteers will listen without judgement and offer a safe space for you to talk openly. Call us free on 116 123 💚