The Samaritan Center is accredited by the Samaritan Institute. The Center is part of the international network of Samaritan Centers serving in more than 400 offices in 35 states and Japan. Each center is owned and operated by its own local Board of Directors as a not-for-profit organization. The work of Samaritan Counseling Centers 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.