Charity, which had 11,000 calls to helpline last Christmas Day, notes problems of loneliness and isolation for young and oldThe Samaritans expect to receive hundreds of thousands of calls over the festive period, with figures revealing that one in three people who contacted the charity on Christmas Day last year were seeking help with loneliness.The charity’s helpline, which offers confidential support to millions of people, received 11,000 calls for help on Christmas Day 2017 and about 400,000 throughout all of last December. Continue reading…
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