Samaritans of Medway, Gravesham and Swale West

Contact details

Samaritans of Medway, Gravesham and Swale West
Priory Road
Strood
Kent
ME2 2EG

Public phone: 116 123 (this number is free to call)

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Website URL: http://www.samaritans.org/branches/medway/

General information

Service offered: Telephone helpline (116 123) operating 24 hours a day offering emotional support for anyone in crisis. Offers a listening and befriending service to people who are isolated, feel in despair or who are suicidal. The national Samaritans number (116 123) can also put callers through without delay to their nearest unengaged branch. Email support jo@samaritans.org

Target group: People who feel in despair or are suicidal.

Area served: Medway and Gravesend through to Sittingbourne and Sheerness.

How to contact: Phone/Email anytime.

Availability

Monday: 24 hours phone

Tuesday: 24 hours phone

Wednesday: 24 hours phone

Thursday: 24 hours phone

Friday: 24 hours phone

Weekends: 24 hours phone

Office Hours:

Accessibility

Wheelchair access: Yes - full

Accessible toilets: Yes

Access notes: Parking immediately outside premises. Ramped entrance.

Other information

Languages other than English:

Charity number: 249137

Year established: 1954

Staffing: 66 volunteers.

Public transport: Strood train station - 20 minutes walk. Buses from Chatham 140, 141, 172, 173.

Record last checked: 28 February 2025

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