c/o Samaritans of New York
P.O. Box 1259
Madison Square Station
New York, New York 10159
P. 212.677.3009
F. 212.677.1884

Contact: 
Alan Ross
Executive Director, Samaritans of New York
Samaritans USA Representative on the National Council for Suicide Prevention (NCSP)

www.Samaritansnyc.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 Samaritian's 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 over 400 centers in 32 countries.

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