“I don’t think people realise how important they are”: a mixed methods evaluation of Samaritans’ services

John Goodwin; Michael Dowling; Kristy Hayes; Caroline Kilty; Maria O’Malley; Sinead Pierce; Laura Behan

doi:10.1080/09638237.2025.2607986

“I don’t think people realise how important they are”: a mixed methods evaluation of Samaritans’ services

John Goodwin
, Michael Dowling
, Kristy Hayes
, Caroline Kilty
, Maria O’Malley
, Sinead Pierce
, Laura Behan

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Samaritans Ireland
University of Southampton

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-329
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Mental Health
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2607986
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2026

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