About the call
Our trained volunteers are able to listen to you any time day or night. We can help you talk through whatever is troubling you, find the answers that are right for you, and offer support.
You don’t have to give your real name or any personal information if you don’t want to.
Everything you say will be confidential and remain between you and the Samaritans volunteer you speak with.
How quickly we’ll respond
When you call us, if your nearest branch is busy you will be re-routed to the next nearest branch to you, and so on, until you get an available line. This is so we can try to prevent you ever getting an engaged tone.
Of course we aim for everyone to get through to someone straight away, but we can’t always guarantee that as it depends on the number of volunteers we have on the phones at that time. But 8 out of 9 calls are answered first time.
Ensuring your privacy
When you call Samaritans, your number is not displayed to our volunteer (the phones we use don’t have caller display information on them), so we don’t know your phone number or where you are calling from.
This ensures your privacy and complete confidentiality.
