Samaritans' Vision is that Fewer People die by Suicide. We work to achieve this vision by making it our mission to alleviate emotional distress and reduce the incidence of suicidal feelings and suicidal behaviour. We do this by, being available round the clock to provide emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of emotional distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
By working in partnership with other organisations, agencies and experts to achieve our vision, by influencing public policy and raising awareness of the challenges of reducing suicide and by Reaching Out to high risk groups and communities to reduce the risk of suicide.
We are committed to the following values - listening, confidentiality, people making their own decisions, being non-judgemental and offering people human contact.