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Media Releases / Speeches

July 2023

HIGHEST RECORDED SUICIDE NUMBERS IN SINGAPORE SINCE 2000

September 2022

24/7 SUICIDE PREVENTION TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE ON WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY

July 2022

SINGAPORE’S SUICIDE RATES DECREASE, YET RISING YOUTH NUMBERS CAUSE FOR CONCERN

September 2021

SOS ENCOURAGES HONEST CONVERSATIONS ACROSS ALL GENERATIONS WITH “THE HONEST COOKIE”

July 2021

SINGAPORE REPORTED 452 SUICIDE DEATHS IN 2020, NUMBER OF ELDERLY SUICIDE DEATHS HIGHEST RECORDED SINCE 1991

March 2021

SOS AND HEALTHSERVE PARTNERS TO SET UP FIRST CRISIS HOTLINE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS IN SINGAPORE

October 2020

SOS LAUNCHES NEW TEXT-BASED SERVICE FOR THOSE IN DISTRESS

September 2020

#HOWRU VIRTUAL WALKATHON SHINES LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING IN SILENCE

September 2020

SUICIDE SEES NO GENDER - SOS TACKLES STIGMA AROUND MALES OPENING UP AND SEEKING HELP

August 2020

NO DROP IN TOTAL SUICIDES IN 2019, SUICIDE DEATHS FOR THOSE IN THEIR 20S REMAINS HIGHEST AMONGST OTHER AGE GROUPS

December 2019

Welcome Address by SOS Chairman, Ms Lee Sook Fung, at SOS 50th Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner

December 2019

Opening Address by SOS Patron, Mr Lawrence Wong, at SOS 50th Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner

November 2019

SOS Holds Annual Event To Support Loved Ones Left Behind After A Suicide

September 2019

Opening Address by SOS Patron, Mr Lawrence Wong, at Unifying Communities; Strengthening Hope Conference

September 2019

Welcome Address by SOS Chairman, Ms Lee Sook Fung, at Unifying Communities; Strengthening Hope Conference

September 2019

Samaritans of Singapore and TBWA\Singapore Rally Community for Messages of Hope during Suicide Prevention Week

July 2019

Total suicides increased 10 per cent, male teenage suicide highest recorded

September 2018

Helping Those In Need Get Through Their Darkest Hours

July 2018

Suicide rate lowest, but number of elderly suicide highest recorded

July 2018

“HOW ARE YOU TODAY?” Bracelets to help start a conversation

February 2018

SOS Launches New Logo, Pursues New Service Platform for Those in Distress

July 2017

High Prevalence of Suicide in Older Adults a Concern in Singapore

July 2016

Suicide Rate Lower, But Number Of Suicides at Highest in Recent Years

November 2015

SOS Holds Second Consecutive Annual Event For Suicide Survivors

September 2015

SOS fights suicide by urging everyone to start a conversation

July 2015

Male Suicide Increased While Female Suicide Decreased

July 2014

Family Relationship Issues Among Most Common Problems Faced by Suicidal Youths

July 2013

Number of Suicides in the Age Group 20-29 Increases by 80%

September 2012

World Suicide Prevention Day 2012

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