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Join ClinksSamaritans provides confidential emotional support to prisoners, either by telephone or face-to-face. The organisation also selects, trains and supports prisoners, known as Listeners, to offer confidential, emotional support to their fellow-inmates.
Contact
Address
The Upper Mill
Kingston Road
Ewell
Surrey
KT17 2AF
United Kingdom
Help Line No.
116123
Work Tel. No.
020-8394 8300
admin@samaritans.org
Website
In Brief
Primary Field of Work
Peer support
Custody or Community
Custody
Community
No. of service users
1500
No. of Paid Staff
100
No. of Volunteers
21200
No. of peer mentors
1574
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Legal status
Charitable incorporated organisation
Year of Formation
1953
Organisation's Income
Over £10m
Contract History
Supporting information
Samaritans run the Listener scheme in almost all prisons across the UK. In England the scheme is funded through a grant from NOMS. In 2012/13 we had 1,500 active Listeners, who had 84,000 meetings with fellow prisoners in emotional distress and/or with suicidal thoughts. 520 Samaritans volunteers in 92 branch prison teams trained and supported the Listeners. Samaritans also take phone calls direct from prisoners and offer a letter service.
Regions
East
East Midlands
London
South East
North East
North West
South West
Wales
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
Area covered
National - England and Wales
Fields of Work
Education
Lobbying & campaigning
Media
Mental health
Other
Peer support
Research & academia
Training
Visitors centre
Volunteering