September means suicide prevention
September 10th was World Suicide Prevention day. And, this whole week, September 10th through September 16th is National Suicide Prevention Week. Each year, more than 800,000 people die by suicide and up to 25 times as many make a suicide attempt. Many of us have been affected by such a tragic situation but, with IASP's theme, "Take a minute, change a life" we can all help someone who may be struggling.
If you or someone you know is having a hard time coping with a difficult situation, here are some resources you can use:
- National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/AFSP-Hill-Day-2017-1-pager.pdf
- Mental Health Information: https://www.nami.org/
- Suicide Toolkit: http://zerosuicide.sprc.org/toolkit
- Rapper Logic spreading the message of suicide awareness: https://youtu.be/BLe1dddgZrg
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