For many years back in Hawaii, I was a telephone volunteer at a Crisis, Information & Referral Center Hotline. I felt I, and the Center, provided a valuable service.
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An international Non-Governmental Organization founded in the UK in 1953, by Reverend Chad Varah. Presently, with more that 350 centres spread in 40 countries, the head office, under the name of "Befrienders International" (BI), is located in London. With the aim of increasing awareness of suicide as a social problem and reducing the incidence of suicide, volunteers from various walks of like will take turn to provide unconditionally free emotional support on the telephone. "Samaritans" is non-political and non-sectarian and the trained volunteers will not seek to impose their own convictions on anyone.
Collaborated by a group of 40 expatriates and Thais, Samaritans of Thailand was established in 1978.
