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volunteering as a telephone befriender?
- Thread starter Eddi
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I don't know what that is, but it hope that those involved are vetted, trained, and carefully monitored.
It will be
Haven't looked deep into it yet but I heard about it from a respectable source, as an operation it will be legit
I've never heard of this. What is it?
You arrange to talk to someone on the phone on a regular basis, basically
The service is to help people who are lonely and isolated and who could do with some company
That was my question as well. Doing a Google search on "England telephone befriender" proved helpful.
rocala
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Yes, I was with the Samaritans for about 4-5 years. It is incredibly rewarding at times but it can be very tough going. In the end I had a serious dose of burn out and never went back.
A bonus point was that amongst the other volunteers I found some truly wonderful people.
A bonus point was that amongst the other volunteers I found some truly wonderful people.
Not as such but i consider myself an aid to my brother in law who is paranoid schizophrenic and so has no friends in is very lonely. His only contact with the outside world is mental health services and me.
I usually spend a couple of hours day listening to him on the phone. Something rewarding, sometimes horrific.