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Dr Chee Soon Juan extended a listening ear to vulnerable youths after learning they are committing suicide at an alarming rate. According to a report by the state media, suicides in Singapore increase by 10% as compared to the incidents last year. Statistics given by the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) said 94 people aged between 10 and 29 had killed themselves in 2019. Those in need can email him or contact Samaritans of Singapore 1800-221-4444 and Singapore Association for Mental Health 1800-283-7019.

In response to an article stating that Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) is looking for volunteers to respond to calls from distressed callers, a netizen has sent us this suggestion to train local grassroots leaders to become SOS responders.

429 Singaporeans committed suicide last year, according to a report by Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), with 77 of the victims coming from young adults between 20 and 29 years old.

Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) released its report yesterday. In the report, the suicide prevention group revealed that 292 men and 123 women had committed suicide last year.