One talk can save a whole life
Sahar provides instant, accessible and anonymous assistance to people who suffer from mental distress and suicidal ideation.
Our Services
- Available daily
- Anonymous and discrete
- Personal response by qualified crisis counselers
Monitoring distressed messages across the web and offering immediate mental assistance as well as reference to further support services.
About Sahar
Established in 2000, Sahar, a non-profit organization for online support, aims to provide anonymous, immediate assistance to people experiencing emotional distress and suicidal ideation.
Sahar operates an extensive website, complete with self-help content and reference to mental help services in the community, along with a podcast that focuses on mental health.
Sahar is the only organization in Israel that specializes in exclusively online support, for mental health and emotional wellbeing purposes.
Sahar’s online services are provided free of charge, in both Hebrew and Arabic, by 250 volunteers. Every day, they ‘meet’ hundreds of people in distress online, offer them support and assistance.
Sahar volunteers regularly and actively visit relevant websites including social media, to detect distress signals online, intervene in crises situations, and alert the police in case of immediate danger, self-hurt or suicide.
Thanks to Sahar volunteers, their presence and activity online and in social media, thousands of lives were saved thus far. Moreover, dozens of thousands of people have found significant relief for their mental and emotional distress, in their talks to Sahar volunteers.
Winner of the Minister of Health Volunteer Award
Member of the National Suicide Prevention Committee
Facebook’s Official
Support Agent
MIDOT Seal of
Effectiveness
President's Award
for Volunteering
Callers share their stories
Volunteering
"Volunteering in Sahar changed my life. Today I am no longer afraid to face the pain.
Thanks to volunteering, I know myself better, and it’s the best gift I could ever give myself."
Volunteering for people in distress is at the very heart of Sahar’s activity. Sahar volunteers are the creative, operating and driving force of our support channels. They are present and active in the virtual space, helping anyone who expressed distress online, and even proactively monitoring those who expressed their pain and did not necessarily seek help. We recruit the volunteers, train them professionally and provide them with supervision throughout their volunteering period.
Volunteering from home
Apart from the training period, the volunteering is conducted once a week from home. It only requires the volunteer to have a computer and an internet connection.
Fascinating training course
The course provides in-depth, theoretical and practical training that includes useful volunteering tools. During the entire volunteering period, our professional team will accompany and guide volunteers on an ongoing basis.
Meaning and Satisfaction
Thanks to the volunteers' contribution, Sahar successfully brings significant relief to those dealing with emotional distress.
Come join us, and take part in a welcoming, open and warm volunteer community!
"Volunteering at Sahar cannot be measured in money.
It’s a privilege to give, to grow, to know, to open up and also to try and let in some light,
in the darkest moments of those who turn to us..."
Donate
Your donation to Sahar will help keep our helplines available and active.
Join us in saving hundreds of lives every year!
Donations from Across the World
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Bank Hapoalim
Branch number 630
Account number 85315
Sahar - Online Mental Health Support
Donations fom the United States
- Donations through PEF
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P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc.
US 501(c)(3) tax deductible
630 Third Avenue, 15th Floor. New York, NY 10017, U.S.A.
Tel 212-599-1260