Samaritans Awareness Day 2024

Who are the Samaritans, and how can they help you or someone you know? 

The Samaritans are a UK-based charity that provides emotional support to anyone about anything that’s troubling them, no matter how large or small the issue feels.

They offer a non-judgmental and confidential service.

Samaritans have a variety of contact methods, including phone, email, letter, or in person, for whichever way you feel most comfortable reaching out.

All methods of contacting Samaritans are completely free and open to all ages.

Talk to a Samaritan

Phone:

The Samaritan helpline is open 24/7, offering a safe space to talk anytime in your own way; they follow a simple ‘you talk, we listen’ rule.

Call a Samaritan at – 116 123

Contacting is free from landlines and mobiles, including pay-as-you go mobiles, requiring no credit or call allowance plan.

Callers who are d/Deaf or who have hearing, or speech impairments can contact us for support by email at – jo@samaritans.org or by using the Next Generation Text (NGT) service.

Email:

Their inbox is confidential, so your email address will not be shown to the volunteer responding, and they aim to respond within 24 hours.

Email Samaritans at – jo@samaritans.org

Write a letter:

Writing a letter may be a better way for you to communicate what you’re going through. You can write to Samaritans for free here:

Freepost SAMARITANS LETTERS

Write openly and express yourself; don’t worry about spelling or punctuation; what matters most is that you’re reaching out.

The Samaritans aim to get back to you with a handwritten letter within 7 days. 

Visit a branch:

Samaritans has over 200 branches in the UK, where you can talk to someone face-to-face in a quiet and private space.

There’s no need to even tell them your name if you want to, and there’s no right or wrong thing to ask or say.

Get involved this Samaritans awareness day.

Samaritans’ Awareness Day is all about bringing the community together and encouraging people to support the Samaritans. They offer a variety of exciting opportunities.