{"id":389490,"date":"2026-03-19T21:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=190779"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:07:47","slug":"siemens-renews-samaritans-partnership-with-38000-boost-for-uk-mental-health-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=389490","title":{"rendered":"Siemens Renews Samaritans Partnership with \u00a338,000 Boost for UK Mental Health Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/mental-health\/siemens-renews-samaritans-partnership-with-38000-boost-for-uk-mental-health-support\/\" title=\"Siemens Renews Samaritans Partnership with \u00a338,000 Boost for UK Mental Health Support\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110705\/Siemens-Samaritans-Dawn-Walk_cropped-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110705\/Siemens-Samaritans-Dawn-Walk_cropped-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110705\/Siemens-Samaritans-Dawn-Walk_cropped-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Siemens Mobility has announced the extension of its partnership with Samaritans, the charity dedicated to providing confidential emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide, after significant engagement and fundraising efforts across the business. This builds on their initial partnership launched in January 2025, when Samaritans was selected as Siemens Mobility\u2019s national charity partner by employees.<\/p>\n<p>This extended partnership reflects the company\u2019s ongoing commitment to mental health awareness and wellbeing \u2013 both in the communities it serves and the wider rail industry. The continued support of Samaritans by the company\u2019s employees underscores how closely the charity\u2019s work aligns with the values of the business.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marko Feulner, Chair of the Board and CFO for Siemens Mobility UK&amp;I&nbsp;said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to extend our partnership with Samaritans. The engagement from our people has been inspiring, not only in the funds raised but in the way colleagues have embraced open conversations about mental health. Supporting Samaritans\u2019 life-saving work is especially important for us as an employer in the rail sector as we continue to transform rail travel and transport for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Employees have taken part in a broad range of activities that support Samaritans\u2019 mission including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>109 total volunteering hours logged across multiple initiatives such as painting a local Samaritans office where volunteers take helpline calls.<\/li>\n<li>Dawn Walk participation: 10 Siemens Mobility sites took part in the Samaritans\u2019 Dawn Walk initiative to mark World Mental Health Day, with colleagues walking five kilometres in solidarity with those struggling to cope. Across all sites, the event raised \u00a31,315, with the largest turnout at Chippenham, where 44 colleagues participated.<\/li>\n<li>Employee fundraising: A colleague at Goole restored and auctioned a Rally Grifter bike in memory of his nephew, raising \u00a3600 for Samaritans while the team at King\u2019s Heath hosted a cake and tombola sale, raising \u00a3330 for the charity.<\/li>\n<li>London Marathon corporate charity places: Two Siemens Mobility colleagues will run this year\u2019s London Marathon to raise further funds for Samaritans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" data-id=\"190780\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-563x420.png 563w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-485x360.png 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-696x519.png 696w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk-1068x796.png 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Chippenham-Dawn-Walk.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"190781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale-1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110656\/Siemens-Samaritans-Cake-Tombola-Sale.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Gwen Grant, Head of Corporate Partnerships at Samaritans, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly grateful for the continued commitment from Siemens Mobility and its colleagues. The funds raised, and the time given in volunteering, directly support Samaritans\u2019 ability to answer more calls for help and provide compassionate support to people when they need it most. We\u2019re excited to see what we can achieve together next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This partnership extension is part of Siemens Mobility\u2019s wider social value efforts spread across education, employment, wellbeing, the natural environment and responsible procurement, all underpinned by a \u201cfrom Britain, for Britain\u201d commitment to building and maintaining the country\u2019s railways.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Siemens Mobility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/mental-health\/siemens-renews-samaritans-partnership-with-38000-boost-for-uk-mental-health-support\/\" title=\"Siemens Renews Samaritans Partnership with \u00a338,000 Boost for UK Mental Health Support\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19110705\/Siemens-Samaritans-Dawn-Walk_cropped-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>Siemens Mobility has announced the extension of its partnership with Samaritans, the charity dedicated to providing confidential emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide, after significant engagement and fundraising efforts across the business. This builds on their initial partnership launched in January 2025, when Samaritans was selected as Siemens Mobility\u2019s national [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16013,2356,8221,47,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-389490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-mental-health","category-people","category-rail-news","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=389490"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389492,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389490\/revisions\/389492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=389490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=389490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=389490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}