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At Samaritans, we want the voices of people closest to our cause to be at the heart of everything we do. To do this, we work with people with lived experience of suicide, bereavement by suicide and self-harm to influence our work. This is what we call “Lived Experience involvement.”

We are developing Samaritans’ first ever strategic plan for Lived Experience. It will help us make sure the needs and wants of those with lived experience are better understood and represented.

You may have taken part in our Lived Experience work already as part of the Samaritans’ Lived Experience Panel or you may be new to the charity. Either way, we want to hear from you! By sharing your views, you will help us understand
  • What matters most to you
  • How you would like to be involved in Samaritans’ work
  • How you want to influence our decision-making.
Completing this survey will take about 10 minutes. It will remain open until 1st May 2024.

Thank you so much for taking the time to complete our survey, we will read and discuss all your comments.

The Lived Experience team at Samaritans will include your ideas in the strategic plan they are developing. We will post a summary of our findings on our website in Spring 2024.

Keep an eye out for more opportunities to get involved in the creation of our strategy or for more information about our Lived Experience Panel, visit our webpage.

Privacy:

The survey will ask you questions about your involvement and hopes for Lived Experience work at Samaritans. Some questions include free text boxes for you to share more information. In these sections, please do not provide any information which would identify you or any information which you are not happy for Samaritans to use.

The information you share will be stored securely on Samaritans’ systems. Only the Lived Experience team will have access to it. This survey includes free text questions. Please do not share any identifying information in the free text fields and only share what you are happy for us to see, your responses are anonymous and will only be used for the purposes of this project. The data will be deleted by August 2024.

Some questions are voluntary and do not require an answer. Others are compulsory but there is an option if you "prefer not to say."

Please note: You must be over 18 to take part in this survey and to give consent for us to hold your details.

If you have any questions, please e-mail MyExperience@samaritans.org. For more information on how Samaritans handles and protects your personal information, please see our UK Privacy statement - https://www.samaritans.org/privacy-statement/ or Ireland Privacy Statement - https://www.samaritans.org/samaritans-ireland/about/privacy-statement-ireland/

If you feel distressed at any time you can contact our helpline on 116 123,

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