Samaritans receive most calls on Mondays, answering over 600,000 in last 12 months

The Samaritans answered 639,652 calls for help over the last 12 months via telephone, text message, email and through face-to-face visits to branches nationwide.

A total of 606,816 phone calls were made to the service, 13,444 emails were sent, 2,081 face-to-face visits were made and 17,311 text messages were received by the Samaritans.

Monday between 8pm and 9pm was the most common time for people to reach out for help.