Claim: A service run by Samaritans provides mental health support via text message.
Fact-check: Samaritans no longer operates a text-based support service - Full Fact
Verdict: this is no longer true. although samaritans did previously have a text service, this was shut down in february 2020. mental health support by text is available from another charity, shout.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2022-12-08T00:00:00