We're hear to listen to you. Through our phoneline, we provide confidential, non-judgmental, and unbiased listening service.

Our Mission

To promote wellbeing and prevent loneliness, depression, and suicide, by providing compassionate listening services to callers in need, through our 24/7 helpline.

We warmly welcome callers from all age ranges, genders, cultures, ethnicity, sexuality, and abilities. We are available 24 hours a day. Simply call Samaritans on 0800 726 666.

Some of the common reasons to reach out to Samaritans include:

• Mental distress, depression, and anxiety

• Suicidal intention

• Loneliness and isolation, especially amongst the elderly

• General health problems, illnesses, and disabilities

• Relationship and family troubles

• Loss, including job loss, loss of independence, and/or bereavement

• Financial worries

• Job stressors, overwork, and/or unemployment

• Tertiary and study-related stress

• Body image concerns

• Sexual and gender identification stress

Our trained and dedicated volunteers are here to help, and it’s amazing the difference it makes to feel compassionately heard.

Volunteers gain as much from our service as our clients do. We enable volunteers to make a real difference in clients’ lives, whilst gaining valuable training and applied skills. Many of our volunteers are currently studying toward registration in helping professions such as counseling, psychology, social work, and disability services, and find Samaritans an excellent place to gain experience toward their future careers.