Suicide Prevention Day 2009

Events

Start:

Thursday, 10 September 2009

End:

Thursday, 10 September 2009

Description

World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 is an annual event sponsored by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with the World Health Organization. This year the theme for World Suicide Prevention Day is "Think Globally, Plan Nationally, Act Locally". This phrase, first used by the movement to save the environment, can be equally be applied to suicide prevention:

To develop global awereness of suicide as a major preventable cause of premature death,
To describe the political leadership and policy frameworks for suicide prevention provided by national suicide prevention strategies,
And to highlight the many practical prevention programs that translate policy statements and research outcomes into activities at local, community levels.

Many communities across Australia use this day to draw attention to the tragic loss of life due to suicide and band together to reaffirm their commitment to the prevention of suicide.