We were chuffed to be part of The Times and The Sunday Times Christmas Appeal 2022. Support from The Times and Sunday Times readers made a life-saving difference - and raised an incredible £616,459.89 to help stop suicide. That's the equivalent of more than 76,000 calls and chats on our helpline.
The Times & The Sunday Times Appeal 22: A life-saving partnership
Thanks to The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust and an anonymous donor, donations to CALM as part of the appeal were matched up to the value of £300,000. We're also grateful to Moneysupermarket Group and the Q Charitable Trust for providing large donations towards the appeal.
Our Stories
Over the appeal, an incredible team of CALM supporters and ambassadors shared their stories. You can read them for free below and view them all on The Times Appeal website.
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Strictly’s Shirley Ballas: I feel guilty about my brother’s suicide
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How CALM helped me to stop lying about my father’s suicide
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CALM’s online lifeline offered hope in Covid lockdown
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‘It can be a lifeline to know others struggle too’
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Joe Marler: I was crying, saying, ‘I don’t want to be here any more’
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‘I lost my best friend and started a football club to help other men’
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Prince William backs Times Christmas appeal
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CALM: Saving lives as cost of living crisis bites
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Private grief of BBC man tackling taboo of talking about suicide
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The walking football team that has loneliness on the run
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‘Some people call back to say: if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t be here’
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Losing your child: The mother helping others to talk about the S word
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Veterans fight back against the scourge of male suicide
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How your £1.25m donations will transform lives at Christmas
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Joy Division’s Stephen Morris: ‘Ian’s death still haunts me’
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‘I wish I had asked my brother: Do you feel suicidal?’
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TV mental health fears are no longer cast away at the home of Love Island
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Comedy nights will tackle taboo of mental health
Where your money goes
£6
helps CALM provide a family with suicide bereavement support
£26
helps CALM fund 50 potentially life-saving conversations via WhatsApp
£50
pays for the digital licenses, equipment and technology for a CALM helpline worker to take calls for three days.
£96
helps CALM answer 12 potentially life-saving calls via our helpline
£181
helps CALM fund a helpline worker on Christmas Day
£270
helps us create information guides to help people deal with whatever they're facing
£1267
can help CALM fund a week of professional support for people struggling with suicidal thoughts and feelings.
