The Samaritan Institute

The Samaritan Counseling Center of Western PA is one of 481 Samaritan Centers throughout the United States and Japan. Samaritan Centers are accredited through The Samaritan Institute out of Denver, Co. Founded in 1972, The Samaritan Institute’s mission is to help affiliated Centers provide team-oriented, cost-efficient counseling, education, and consultation which emphasize the interrelatedness of mind, body, spirit, and community. Samaritan Centers, including Western PA, go through a rigorous review and accreditation process in order to become recognized. TheC enters subsidize more than $22 million in counseling sessions each year – making the Centers one of the largest and most generous counseling providers in the country. The Samaritan ministry has been acknowledged by the American Medical Association, the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, the President’s Commission on Mental Health, and major religious denominations. Our Centers serve over 4,000 congregations, representing 26 different denominations and faith groups; we also provide services to those who have no religious identity.

Source: The Samaritan Institute, Samaritan Facts, http://www.samaritaninstitute.org, 2010.