World Suicide Prevention Day-September 10, 2011 (that's today...)

[ScreamingMeemie]

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_suicide_prevention_day/en/index.html

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World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September promotes worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. On average, almost 3000 people commit suicide daily. For every person who completes a suicide, 20 or more may attempt to end their lives.

The sponsoring International Association for Suicide Prevention, the co-sponsor WHO and other partners advocate for the prevention of suicidal behaviour, provision of adequate treatment and follow-up care for people who attempted suicide, as well as responsible reporting of suicides in the media.

At the global level, awareness needs to be raised that suicide is a major preventable cause of premature death. Governments need to develop policy frameworks for national suicide prevention strategies. At the local level, policy statements and research outcomes need to be translated into prevention programmes and activities in communities.

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[auntAgonist]

1. EVERY day should be Suicide Prevention Day

:hug:

:loveya:

aA
kesha

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. It should be...

... but it's hard to get people to care, even on this day.

Hope you are doing well. :hug:

[auntAgonist]

5. I'm doing alright.

Wishing you didn't live so far away though :(

Thinking of you, always. :hug:

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kesha

[War Horse]

4. Sure, but that's not possible, sadly

I welcome an "awareness" day for this :hi:

[JI7]

3. kick

[auntAgonist]

6. kick

[polly7]

7. Kick. For my Dad, 1 year in 13 days. nt.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. I am so sorry...

[auntAgonist]

9. ..

:hug:

I'm so very sorry for your loss.

aA

[polly7]

13. Thanks Screaming meemie and auntAgonist. I've been trying to wish

this month away but that hasn't worked, so I've been posting here more than usual ... and running, lots of running. It helps keep my mind off things. Suicide hurts so bad. edit for bad spelling.

[jimlup]

10. Is it September 10th every year?

If so I have to say it is ironic. Not that I don't support it - just an ironic day to have it but maybe I'm a victim of my society.

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. It's been that day for 37 years. I don't think they should have to change

the date. And they shouldn't. We should be more aware.

[jimlup]

12. Yeah not disputing the importance of it or the issue /nt