Claim: You can text a crisis counsellor from Samaritans.
Fact-check: Samaritans doesn't have a text number anymore - Full Fact
Verdict: this is no longer true. the charity does not have a text number, but can be contacted by phone, email and letter. mental health support by text can be accessed using the shout text service.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2021-08-17T00:00:00