Wednesday, September 06, 2023

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day

 


Sunday September 10, 2023 is World Suicide Prevention Day. 

Every 40 seconds someone in the world dies by suicide.  

This means suicide is responsible for almost one million deaths every year across the world. Another way to look at this is how Dr. Catherine Le Galès-Camus, from the World Health Organization, describes the rate of suicide each year: "Worldwide, more people die from suicide than from all homicides and wars combined."


WARNING SIGNS FOR SUICIDE

Click here for warning signs you can learn about. 


RESOURCES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION 

International Association for Suicide Prevention offers a great list of suicide prevention resources.

URGENT TELEPHONE CELL PHONE CONTACT

Lifeline is open 24 hours a day, every day, to help you or someone you love find help.

1800 273 TALK   

1800 273 8255


URGENT CELL PHONE TEXT CONTACT

If you would rather text than talk, the Crisis Text Line is available 24 hours a day, every day. 

Text HELLO to 741741 to connect