Radiohead drummer Phil Selway is getting behind a new campaign by The Samaritans to recruit more volunteers, especially younger volunteers. The charity's 'Extreme Listening' campaign has been distributing postcards in Ibiza and displaying posters around the country in order to find new recruits.
Talking about the campaign Selway told reporters: "There's the common misconception that at that age you're too young to do the work, you haven't got enough experience, but age isn't a barrier."
Explaining what is involved in joining the Samaritans Selway, who has been a Samaritan ever since joining at university, told reporters: "The experience that you need is to listen properly and effectively - give people the space to examine their own feelings. The whole Samaritans thing is about getting alongside someone who is really trying to understand what they're going through. Working with The Samaritans has been a profound experience for me. It's the knowledge that hopefully you've made a positive difference to someone's life when they've been going through a crisis."
For more information about the 'Extreme Listening' campaign, visit http://www.samaritans.org/extreme.