Some things you may not know about Life in Northern Ireland
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- Every Year 170 people take their own life (based on 3 year rolling average)
- 34 (20%) are aged under 25 one of these will not yet have reached 14
- In this age range there are 5 times more men than women who die
- In recent years the predominant method used, by both men and women, was hanging: In the case of men the figure is 65%
- There are 8 branches of Samaritans always available to listen to those who feel that life no longer has meaning or purpose
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Belfast Samaritans what do their volunteers offer?
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- For 46 years they have been giving unhurried confidential emotional support
- The support is available 24 hours/day every day
- We can be contacted in a variety of ways - telephone, in person, email or by letter
- last year they gave over 20,000 hours
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Where are you and how can I get there?
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- If you would like to call in person our door is open
from 9am until 10pm every day
- A map of our location can be seen by clicking here
- Belfast Branch is located in Wellesley Avenue, Belfast which runs between Malone and Lisburn Road
- The branch is located behind Methodist College and close to Queen's University
- Translink metro bus services
serve the area and stop close to either end of Wellesley Avenue:
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