The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong was established in 1960, formerly known as the Suicide Prevention Society, it was the first of its kind in Asia. Our organisation was registered as a society in Hong Kong in October 1963, and later renamed The Hong Kong Samaritans, and was converted to company registration in 1994. SBHK is a voluntary service organisation born and bred in Hong Kong and composed entirely of volunteers. The purpose is to extend a hand of sympathy to desperate and endangered people, provide support and appropriate emotional relief, and achieve the goal of helping others to help themselves. Our volunteer service is diversified, mainly including hotline, visits, face-to-face interviews, emails and online instant conversations. We use the above methods to solve emotional or inner troubles with help seekers.

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Recruitment introduction and application form: Click here
Enquiry No.: 2790 8844
Email：touch@sbhk.org.hk

The “ChatPoint Youth Crisis Angel Training Program” launched in 2023, hoping to cooperate with major tertiary education institutions to provide a six-month professional training programme to students. The goal was to train the students to master the online counselling skills and become community and network Crisis Angels; provide continuous emotional support services to those in need, improve the quality and efficiency of community counselling services, and provide students with practical opportunities. The students will have practicum in ChatPoint (online chat service).

Apply: the programme is available for students from education institutions only. Any details please refer to relevant institutions.
Enquiry No.: 2341 7227
Email：alive@sbhk.org.hk

Talk topics:
Relationship, Overcome, Worthiness, Pressure release, Suicide Symptoms Identification
(Details in Chinese only)

Duration: 1 hour
Target audiences: students, seniors, parents and community members or according to individual needs
Number of people: up to 3 forms of students or 100 parents
Fee: HK$900

Apply: download form
Enquiry No.: 2319 1269
Email: grow@sbhk.org.hk

The activity will invite family members or friends of suicidal people to share their personal experiences, feelings, and reflections on coping with the aftermath of suicide. By sharing from different perspectives, participants can gain a deeper understanding of the topic of “suicide”.
(Details in Chinese only)

Duration: 75 minutes
Target audiences: secondary and tertiary school students
Number of people: up to 1 form of students
Fee: HK$1,800

Apply: download form
Enquiry No.: 2319 1269
Email: grow@sbhk.org.hk

(Only available in Chinese)

Apply: download form
Enquiry No.: 2341 7227
Email: alive@sbhk.org.hk

Workshop topics:
Start and the end of our lives, Breaking the taboo of death
(Details in Chinese only)

Duration: 1.5 Hour
Target audiences:secondary school students
Number of people: up to 12 students
Fee: HK$1,800

Apply: download form
Enquiry No.: 2319 1269
Email: grow@sbhk.org.hk

In the form of group activities, students are trained to become ambassadors, who are not only aware of their own emotions but also actively support people in need.
(Details in Chinese only)

Session: 4 sessions
Duration: 1 hour
Target audiences: secondary and tertiary school students
Number of people: up to 12 students
Fee: HK$3,600

Apply: download form
Enquiry No.: 2319 1269
Email: grow@sbhk.org.hk

Exhibition and experience topics:
Try, Observe
(Details in Chinese only)

Duration: about 2 hour (lunch hour/after school)
Target audiences: secondary and tertiary school students
Number of people: up to 1 class of students at the same timeslot
Fee: HK$2,500

Apply: download form
Enquiry No.: 2319 1269
Email: grow@sbhk.org.hk

By meeting more people in the community and by hear more someone’s life stories that can spark participants’ inspiration, empathy and reflection, to empower them the challenges facing ability.
(Details in Chinese only)

Duration: about 2 hour (lunch hour/after school)
Target audiences: secondary and tertiary school students
Number of people: up to 12 students
Fee: around HK$2,000 – $3,000 (depends on the no. of participants and the topic)

Apply: download form
Enquiry No.: 2319 1269
Email: grow@sbhk.org.hk

To promote the messages of Life Education, different topics of exhibition board can be borrowed to exhibit in public area, schools and community centre.

Content
(Details in Chinese only)
– T0 – 防止自殺提示
– T1 – 惜福人生
– T2 – 關懷身邊人

Fee: Please see the details in the application form

Apply: download form
Enquiry：2319 1269
Email: grow@sbhk.org.hk