Bluestone Foundation has provided £5,000 support for Pembrokeshire Samaritans
The past 12 months have been exceedingly difficult for charities across the county.
For Pembrokeshire’s Samaritans this has been a particularly challenging time, with the closure of their charity shop and increased demand on their lifesaving services.
The Samaritans provide a 24/7 service for people who are experiencing emotional distress and may be having thoughts about taking their own life.
In 2019, 14 people took their own lives in Pembrokeshire and across the UK, the figure was over 6,500.
Over the past 12 months, as the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded the service the Samaritans offers has been even more important with increasing numbers of people experiencing poor mental health – isolation, hopelessness, economic crisis and depression. Many are having suicidal thoughts.