Contact:
Alan Ross, Executive Director
The Samaritans of New York
samscouncil@aol.com

Address:
P.O. Box 1259 Madison Square Station
New York, NY 10159

Telephone: 212.677.3009
Fax: 212.677.1884

Website: www.samaritansusa.org

Samaritans USA is the coalition of the 11 non-profit, non-religious Samaritans suicide prevention centers in the United States whose first branch was established in 1974 and who respond collectively to almost 250,000 calls annually. Its primary purpose is to further the Samaritans principles of befriending people who are depressed, in crisis and suicidal as practiced on or through our volunteer-staffed crisis response hotlines, public education programs and suicide survivor support groups. The Samaritans "befriending" model emphasizes active listening and the providing of unconditional emotional support. Samaritans USA is a member of the oldest and largest suicide prevention network in the world with close to 400 centers in 40 countries.