10 September 2012
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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