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Chad Varah, English priest, founded The Samaritans (born 1911)

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Chad Varah

English social activist and Anglican priest (1911–2007)

Edward Chad Varah was an English Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, the world's first crisis hotline, to provide telephone support to those contemplating suicide.
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Samaritans (charity)

United Kingdom and Ireland mental health charity

Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, often through its telephone helpline. Its name derives from the biblical parable of the…
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