About Samaritans

About Samaritans

Samaritans is a confidential emotional support service for anyone in the UK and Ireland.

Find out more about Samartians' work in Scotland, Ireland and Wales / Cymru.

If you live outside of the UK and ROI, visit www.befrienders.org to find your nearest helpline.

 

Samaritans branches in the UK and IrelandContacting Samaritans

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.

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.

Administrative contact details

If you have any questions for our administrative office, known as 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

Contact details for our administrative offices in Ireland, Wales and Scotland are also available

Chad Varah

Introduction to Samaritans
Our history, mission and governance

Regions UK and Ireland

Latest news and publications from Ireland, Scotland and Wales / Cymru

Samaritans Website Survey Report cover

Samaritans research
Facts about suicide and Samaritans

Information Resource Pack 2008

Samaritans publications
Our Information Resource Pack about Samaritans, Annual Report and surveys

Samaritans local branch

Frequent questions about the service

Sheffield volunteers

Current vacancies for paid members of staff around the uK and Ireland

 

They are so helpful. If they hadn’t helped me, I probably wouldn’t be here today.

I was so depressed. Thank you so much for being there when everything else had failed.

I would recommend it to anyone."

Samaritans caller