Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samaritans celebrate Shavuot atop Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank. Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua via Getty Images “Good Samaritan” is a ...

A Samaritans listener explains the process of calling the 24/7 service.

Fifty years ago this week, the first U.S. chapter of the suicide prevention organization Samaritans opened in Boston. There were almost two-dozen volunteers in the basement of Arlington Street Church.

Samaritans Ireland is looking for volunteers who can give up three hours a week to those most in need. More than 1,800 volunteers work at over 20 branches offering emotional support to its 24-hour ...