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My failed attempts to be a good Samaritan

Being a good Samaritan is harder than it seems

7 August 2021

9:00 AM

7 August 2021

9:00 AM

I’ve been trying to be a good Samaritan for some time now and failing. But this week I discovered that even well-trained, experienced good Samaritans — who work for the Samaritans — can fail too. Reports have surfaced revealing the ‘abuse’ of vulnerable callers by a small number of the charity’s phone volunteers.

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