Please sign this petition and SAVE THE HELPLINE WHICH IS RUN BY HIGHLY TRAINED DEVOTED STAFF WHO PUT THEIR ALL INTO SAVING LIVES. They listen to all callers, triage, diffuse many situations that otherwise would lead to many more SUICIDES in the region. THE NSFT IS ALREADY UNDER SPECIAL MEASURES, THEY COULDN'T COPE BEFORE THE LINE WAS SET UP & DEFINITELY WON'T COPE IF IT CLOSES!!!! THEY HAVE NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH IT, THEY ARE FULL OF HOT AIR & BROKEN PROMISES. THE LINE HAS SAVED THE NHS MILLIONS OF POUNDS ALL FOR THE SAKE OF A PITTANCE IN REAL TERMS. THE DEMAND IS GREAT - eg LAST YEAR WHEN THE LINE WAS UNDER THREAT WEST CCG WERE GOING TO PUT IN PLACE A SCHEME WITH AN 8 am to 8pm Service MONDAY TO FRIDAY, MEANING SERVICE USERS COULN'T IN THEORY BE IN ' CRISIS ' & HAVE HELP OR NEED HELP OUTSIDE THESE HOURS!!! Luckily due to much pressure from Service Users they saw sense and helped fund the line. DON'T LISTEN TO THE EMPTY PROMISES MADE BY THE NSFT & CCGs THIS SERVICE IS INVALUABLE AND NEEDED BY MYSELF & MANY OTHERS AS HAS BEEN PROVED. IT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO BEING A 24/7 SERVICE AS IT WAS WHEN IT STARTED. The Samaritans are good but only listen, UNLIKE THE HIGHLY TRAINED PERSONNEL WHO RUN THIS SERVICE. PLEASE PLEASE CARRY ON VOTING LISTEN TO THE SERVICE USERS AND THE MEDIA NOT THE NSFT RUN BY MICHAEL SCOTT. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT SO FAR AND KEEP IT COMING IN. Heather.