Samaritans providesupport at NW200

This was the sixth consecutive year that the volunteers attended the North West 200, were they provided face-to-face emotional support.

Samaritans Irish Festival Coordinator, Anne Corcoran believes having the chance to talk about your feelings is as important as ever.

“As Samaritans we provided a unique opportunity for anyone in need of emotional support.

“It’s good to talk, but we know from experience that it is often difficult to talk to someone who will give you a little time and space to do so. As Samaritans we have the skills to listen, and we’ll give time and space to those in emotional need.”

Samaritans actively promote the concept of talking about feelings and not to bottle them up.

“Events such as the North West 200 attract large crowds of fans and others aiming to have a good time.

However, often it can be lonely in a crowd and despite the good time atmosphere many people can experience feelings of loss and despair because of things that have happened in their lives either recently or in the past.”