I read somewhere about a curious service(not in US). They offered Listeners. Someone who would just listen to you. I assume the cost would be far less expens

I read somewhere about a curious service(not in US). They offered Listeners. Someone who would just listen to you. I assume the cost would be far less expensive than a psychologist while the benefits would be not much different. There most be a way to provide some kind of similar service that could close the gap (at least in the US) between the people in need of such services and the high costs. Mental Health services in general have a problem: high cost. To make it cheap, some just prescribe drugs, which in the long run probably do more harm than good. Most people just need to talk, but one or two hours a week is simply not enough.