Samaritans took nearly 640,000 calls in 2016 - and they still face their busiest time of the year

Almost 640,000 people contacted the Samaritans for help over the past 12 months.

Samaritans took nearly 640,000 calls in 2016 - and they still face their busiest time of the year

Almost 640,000 people contacted the Samaritans for help over the past 12 months.

Their annual impact report shows most people are contacting the suicide charity in the evenings after work.

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