Samaritans embark on outreach project to get men talking

They’re normally on the end of the phone providing a reassuring ear, but now the Samaritans in Cork are embarking on an outreach pilot project which the charity hopes to roll out nationwide.

Cindy O’Shea, director of the charity’s Cork branch, said her organisation is starting to work with the Men’s Shed movement.

“We’ve had a fantastic reaction. We want to train them to support each other. It’s about mental health and outreach team members going out there talking to them and getting them to discuss openly their feelings and emotions,” Ms O’Shea said.