We are open to calls from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm everyday. SAATH offers the following free services for callers :
Easy access by telephone or visit for persons who are feeling lonely, desperate or suicidal. Active listening that is sympathetic, understanding, non-critical, and above all confidential. SAATH started its services from November 27, 1998. It is affiliated to Befrienders International which
was formed in 1974 out of the Samaritan movement in U.K. The Samaritans have been running 24 hours free and confidential crisis services for the last 40 years in U.K. With over 200 branches across Britain, the Samaritans have contributed in reducing the suicide rate by 25% in last 20 years – between 1963 and 1983. These services were then introduced in other countries and the international group was called Befriending International (BI). Today BI has 125 centres in 25 countries across the world. 70% of these centres are in the Third World with Brazil alone having 65 branches. In total, 28,000 volunteers offer seven million volunteer hours and answer 3.5 million calls a year from desperate people in need regardless of their age, sex, social or economic status. saath e mail id: saath12@yahoo.com
