Samaritans (charity)

"The Samaritans" redirects here. For the ethnoreligious group, see Samaritans. For other uses, see Samaritan (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Samaritan's Purse.

Samaritans
Formation1953
HeadquartersEwell, England[1]
Region served

See also International reach
Founder
Chad Varah
Websitesamaritans.org

Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, often through its telephone helpline. Its name derives from the biblical Parable of the Good Samaritan, although the organisation itself is not religious.

Its international network exists under the name Befrienders Worldwide, which is part of the Volunteer Emotional Support Helplines (VESH) with Lifeline International and the International Federation of Telephone Emergency Services (IFOTES).

  1. ^ "Legal". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ^ "About us". Samaritans. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ [2] Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "work in Ireland". Samaritans. Retrieved 21 December 2013.