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The New Paper TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Suicide prevention agency Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) received 39,492 suicide and crisis-related calls last year. This was up from 33,387 in 2019 - an increase of 18 per cent - as more people sought help for mental distress amid the pandemic. Between April and June last year, which coincided with the circuit breaker and phase one of reopening, the agency received 10,671 calls, up from 7,844 in the same period in 2019. Mr Gasper Tan, chief executive of SOS, said last year was a year of uncertainties, and many experienced more anxiety as the pandemic placed a strain on relationships and finances. ....