Registration or Application Methods

Become a Volunteer

  • Emotional Support Volunteer

    Content

    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.

    Emotional Support Volunteer Recruitment Poster: Click Here
    Emotional Support Volunteer Service Environment: Click Here

    Apply and Enquiry

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

  • ChatPoint Youth Crisis Angel Training Program

    Content

    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 and Enquiry

    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

  • Suicide Prevention Education Project - Talk

    Content

    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 and Enquiry

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

  • Suicide Prevention Education Project - “Letter from Survivors” Suicide Survivors Sharing Talk

    Content

    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 and Enquiry

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

  • Jockey Club Embrace Life Series 2.0 - Working with You, Walking with Youth

    Content

    (Only available in Chinese)

    Apply and Enquiry

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

Workshop, group, exhibition

  • Suicide Prevention Education Project - Life and Death Education Workshop

    Content

    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 and Enquiry

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

  • Suicide Prevention Education Project - Group

    Content

    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 and Enquiry

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

  • Suicide Prevention Education Project - School Exhibition and Experience

    Content

    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 and Enquiry

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

  • Suicide Prevention Education Project - Heartfelt Tour Group

    Content

    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 and Enquiry

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

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