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About Samaritans
Who are Samaritans?
Samaritans is a confidential emotional support service for
anyone in the UK and Ireland. The service is available 24 hours a
day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or
despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
If you live outside of the UK and ROI, visit www.befrienders.org
to find your nearest helpline.
Volunteers offer support by responding to phone calls, emails
and letters. Alternatively people can drop in to a branch to have a
face to face meeting.
Across the UK you can call Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 for the
price of a local call. In the Republic of Ireland call 1850 60 90
90.
You can also email Samaritans at jo@samaritans.org,
write to Chris, PO Box 9090, Stirling, FK8 2SA or if you are deaf
or hard of hearing use the single national minicom number 08457 90
91 92.
The service is offered by 17,000 trained volunteers and is
entirely dependent on voluntary support. There are 202 branches of
Samaritans in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
"There's very few places you can go to in the
world where you can pick up a telephone and another human being, no
matter why they're doing it, will listen to you unconditionally. If
you want to pour out in a phonecall, they will listen for
hours."
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Frequent Questions
Can I get in touch with
Samaritans?
What
happens when I contact Samaritans?
What
kind of things can I contact Samaritans
about?
Is
Samaritans a religious organisation?
Will
I ever get an engaged tone?
How
do I know if the service provided by Samaritans
works?
Shouldn’t I talk to friends and family
instead?
I'm
under 18. Will you inform my parents/guardians that I got in
touch?
What
if I have a complaint?
Questions about the service
How
much does it cost to run Samaritans?
Do
many people use you?
How
can I be a volunteer?
How
can I make a donation?
When
was Samaritans set up and why?
What
is the structure of Samaritans?
Administrative contact details
If you have any questions for our General Office about any of
the material on this website, please telephone +44 (0)20 8394 8300.
Email admin@samaritans.org.
Or write to:
The Upper Mill
Kingston Road
Ewell
Surrey
KT17 2AF
Fax: 020 8394 8301
Please address any queries about the website itself, including link
requests, to: webmaster@samaritans.org