Last year alone we were here for:
28,000 phone calls
1,876 emails
4,300 text messages
40 visitors needing face to face support
We offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal.
Anyone can contact Samaritans. Whatever you’re going through, call us free any time from any phone on 116 123 (this number is FREE to call and will not appear on your phone bill), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit www.samaritans.org to find details of your nearest branch.
Samaritans responds to more than 5.7 million calls for help a year. It’s the public’s kind donations and more than 20,000 trained volunteers that means Samaritans is always there for anyone struggling to cope.
More information on the local branch, including details on how to volunteer with us or make a donation to the branch, can be found at www.samaritans.org/hitchin
Always a bit of a joke in our family as our dad used to do the overnight shift answering the phones. "What? Someone rings up feeling a bit low, and …
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