Volunteering: Mission, Vision & Values
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Mission
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those, which may lead to suicide.

Vision
Samaritan's vision is for a society in which:

• fewer people die by suicide
• people are able to explore their feelings
• people are able to acknowledge and respect the feelings of others

Values
Samaritan's values are based on these beliefs:

• the importance of having the opportunity to explore difficult feelings
• that being listened to, in confidence, and accepted without prejudice, can alleviate despair and suicidal feelings
• that everyone has the right to make fundamental decisions about their own life, including the decision to die by suicide