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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.

And if more calls are going unanswered, this would mean that more suicidal people are not getting the help they required, which puts them more at risk of suicide. However, the SOS had stated that there is a significant dip in the number of calls for help, from 35,832 calls that were taken last year, compared to 39,310 in 2012. it was not made known why the numbers compared are between 2016 and 2012. A total of 429 people took their lives last year, up slightly from 409 in 2015, 415 in 2014, and 422 in 2013.

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.