Today, Saturday, September 10, 2011 is World Suicide Prevention Day, organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY
Become a Facebook Fan of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) www.facebook.com/IASPinfo
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY (www.iasp.info/wspd/), co-sponsored by the IASP and the World Health Organization (WHO), is an opportunity for all sectors of the community – the public, charitable organizations, communities, researchers, clinicians, practitioners, politicians and policy makers, volunteers, those bereaved by suicide, other interested groups and individuals – to join with the International Association for Suicide Prevention and the WHO to focus public attention on the unacceptable burden and costs of suicidal behaviours with diverse activities to promote understanding about suicide and highlight effective prevention activities.
Those activities may call attention to the global burden of suicidal behaviour, and discuss local, regional and national strategies for suicide prevention, highlighting cultural initiatives and emphasising how specific prevention initiatives are shaped to address local cultural conditions.
Download a World Suicide Prevention Day Suggested Activities Sheet at:
http://www.iasp.info/wspd/pdf/2011_wspd_suggested_activities.pdfDownload the World Suicide Prevention Day toolkit at:
http://www.iasp.info/wspd/toolkit.pdf
Light a candle today for Suicide Prevention Day, suicide victims and suicide survivors. Reach out to those you believe may be having a hard time. Make a positive impact on a struggling soul.
