Suicide - Depression
Need to talk?
If you're feeling depressed or suicidal now and need to talk to someone, there are people who can help.
Befrienders International and their local organization, The Samaritans of Rhode Island, are ready to help. Befrienders listen to people who are lonely, despairing or considering suicide. They don't judge them; don't tell them what to do. They listen. That may not sound like much - but it can make the difference between life and death.
People who feel suicidal are often so focused on a particular problem or pain that they find it difficult to see a way forward. Talking openly to a befriender, in a safe and confidential environment, can help.
By listening to a suicidal person, a befriender helps them to listen to themselves.
The befrienders are volunteers who have been specially trained. The work is non-political and non-religious, and volunteers do not try to impose their convictions on anyone. They simply listen.
The fact that someone has been in contact with a center, whether by telephone, letter, email or in a face-to-face meeting, is strictly confidential. So too is everything that the person tells a befriender. Some callers prefer to remain anonymous.
The Samaritans of Rhode Island
2 Magee Stree
Providence, RI 02906
Telephone: 401-272-4044
The website of the international organization site includes helpful information including:
- Feeling Suicidal Or Depressed?
- Worried About A Suicidal Friend?
- The Warning Signs Of Suicide
- Suicide Helplines - Online Directory
If you prefer to communicate with a befriender by email, go to the website and click on NEED TO TALK?
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