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Samaritans at work – the listeners giving their ear to city’s darkest struggles through pandemic – Birmingham Live
As people grind on with the lockdown, people are struggling with dark feelings – but there is help and support available through the pandemic
Tucked away in a red-brick building in Birmingham city centre embellished with the words ‘we’re here to listen’, are a team of volunteers privy to people’s darkest moments.
First launched as a ‘suicide line’ in 1953, Samaritans are met with the cries and calls for help of those left lonely, isolated, grieving, worried and frustrated – feelings exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fears initially mounted over catching the virus itself as the UK faced its first national lockdown in March and April,…
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