Samaritans - Aberdeen

Services

Aberdeen Samaritans offers emotional support to people in distress.

Aberdeen Samaritans are open 9am-10pm to receive callers at the door and the telephone helpline is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of emotional distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. Support can be provided over the phone or in person, by appointment.

Common reasons to call Samaritans are:

• relationship and family problems
• loss, including loss of a job, a friend or a family member through bereavement
• financial worries
• job-related stress or overwork
• college or study related stress
• body image issues

Samaritans reach out to high risk groups and communities to reduce the risk of suicide and work in partnership with other organisations, agencies and experts.

Samaritans aim to influence public policy and raise awareness of the challenges of reducing suicide.

More Information

Area Covered: Aberdeen

Opening Hours:

Phone support is available 24 hours

Referral: Members of the public can make contact directly

Scottish Charity No.: SC002098

Contacts & Addresses

Additional Addresses:

Written enquiries should be posted to:
Samaritans Correspondence Branch
PO Box 9090
Stirling
FK8 2SA

UK Headquarters
Samaritans
The Upper Mill
Kingston Road
Ewell
Surrey
KT17 2AF
Tel: 020 8394 8300
Email: admin@samaritans.org

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