IASP’s free virtual cycling event has seen its most monumental participation to date with over 2,000 participants in over 47 countries cycling to raise awareness for suicide prevention.
The end of summer and the beginning of autumn have been extremely eventful for IASP. Highlights have included being able to meet in person again for the European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB), as well as globally impactful campaigns surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) and World Mental Health Day (WMHD).
The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day, aims to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.
Globally, an estimated 703,000 people die by suicide each year among which 77% of the deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries (WHO 2022). These global suicide rates are a serious public health concern. Every life lost to suicide creates a devastating impact to families, communities, and nations. To highlight this issue […]
Are you passionate about the prevention of mental ill-health & suicide? Do you have expert project management or research skills? A range of new opportunities to join the Everymind team are now available. Learn more: https://t.co/KULhUFa0sK
Closing remarks @HM_Christensen:
🔸Collect better data in understanding #SelfHarm
🔸Look at every approach and prioritise
🔸Co-design upstream approaches with the edu system
🔸Reform healthcare settings
🔸Embed First Nations perspectives
🔸Better governance
#BDISummit
It's #InternationalStressAwarenessWeek. A module of our multilevel intervention addresses #stress, #burnout, poor #wellbeing, & non-clinical #depressive symptoms in the workplace. Learn more about the MENTUPP HUB: https://t.co/AFBQanCRbL
Make #mentalhealth a priority at work!
#Kenya’s Ministry of Health has recently published a new #SuicidePrevention strategy.
This recognises the threat of easy access to #pesticides and includes a plan to develop a Pesticide Control Policy.
@CEJADKenya #pesticidepoisoning #meansrestriction
🔗https://t.co/17A3uBVmOP
It was a real honour to be presented with Lombok Declaration by Religious Leaders for Mental Health & Suicide Prevention in Indonesia - from @DrSandersanOnie, President, Indonesian Association of Suicide Prevention - Declaration aims to tackle stigma & discrimination @IASPinfo
Join us for this free 1-hour webinar tomorrow at 6.30pm (AEDT) where our panel will discuss what actions parents, teachers and the broader community can take to help turn the tide on depression and support mental health in our schools and communities → https://t.co/dORJM10ubZ
Final call for the last spots in our series of 4 workshops on the politics of suicide prevention.
No prior knowledge needed. Craft packs provided. Open to EVERYONE ☺️!
ON 17th & 24th (Nov) & 1st & 8th (Dec) 5-7pm
DM me or email Hazel.marzetti@ed.ac.uk
RT widely!
Commit to walking or running 60km over the month. That’s 60km for the 60 men we lose each hour, every hour across the world.
There’s still time, sign up now: https://t.co/BSU3i5jbWV
@kcmhr is accepting abstract submissions for the #EarlyCareerResearcher Showcase, part of the Veterans' Mental Health Conference 2023.
Apply by Monday 5 December⬇️ https://t.co/iQoqsKBCAl
85 teams helped cycle a phenomenal 297,852 KM this year including, @Verizon @StandByNational @GoPro Employees for a Cause, @RosesInTheOcean @ExpressSols, @Take2Consulting, @Tel_Esperanza & the CCC Foundation.
Read the full #CycleTheGlobe story 👇🌎🚴♀️
https://t.co/34OOSc8xl8
Our #HealthForAll Film Festival has become an incredible platform for telling powerful stories from around the world about people who face all kinds of health challenges, and those who devote their lives to improving health. You can also be a part of the #Film4Health movement 👇 https://t.co/VeJwWMXTSQ
The call for WHO’s #HealthForAll Film Festival 2023 is now open. Unleash your creativity. Send us your short films.
Join the #Film4health global movement.
Deadline: 31st January 2023
Application: 🔗 https://t.co/8Qsn6PVeYF
Are you a researcher who has got tired of the long wait between research findings having an impact?
Then consider coming to join our growing team at Bristol (@BrisPopHealth). Get in touch for more info/informal chats. #globalhealth
"I think it's time, and quite urgent, that we actually look at what might be the reasons and potential solutions to this." @HM_Christensen
Online and in-person tickets are still available for the #BDISummit on #SelfHarm. Secure your spot → https://t.co/DM6jrbLPwM
Manna Institute Briefing - PhD Scholarships to further regional mental health on offer!*|https://t.co/gyZH3qMT4M|*
Fellow ECRs, want a chance to speak at the 2023 @IASPinfo Australasian Research Workshop? Lightning Presentation EOIs are now open - closes 1 Dec. Have a look at: https://t.co/OeXzWdtePs PS: I hear there are some fantastic prizes 🤔 #SuicidePrevention
You can now find all of our lived experience resources in one place!
Stroll through our ever-expanding Resources Hub and discover diverse resources for the countless voices and experiences of people with a lived experience of suicide.
Take a look: https://t.co/KA2K52qFgF
Yesterday at a #C20 #G20 event we witnessed history: the signing of the #LombokDeclaration, a religious justification for #Mentalhealth and #suicideprevention in Indonesia (world’s largest religious country). Many tears were shed as mental health and suicide #stigma is rife.
Opportunity for a london based educational fellow with a focus on public mental health. DM if interested. Apply by 09/11. @rcpsychTrainees @subodhdave1 @wendyburn @DrKateLovett https://t.co/4sB7wOjhH6
Excited to be in Sydney for the #BDISummit on Self-Harm on 10 November. To register online → https://t.co/rXyhyxv5Yw.📢📢 Student rates available! 🎉 @blackdoginst @HM_Christensen @suicideresearch @Dee_Knipe https://t.co/QXZWi9At1v
With less than 3 weeks to go, join us for the #BDISummit as we examine emerging research and data on #SelfHarm, and discuss what's needed to help shape future mental health policy, services and resources globally.
In-person & online tickets available → https://t.co/uQ9YOUWpkN
Great opportunity for PhD scholarships working on our NHMRC Synergy alcohol program! @Edith__Collins
@syd_health @AlcoholSynergy @SArunogiri @dan_lubman @gavanm
https://t.co/Zj6YaQ1A7a
Momentous day, launch of Malaysia’s first National Centre of Excellence for Mental Health by our health minister @Khairykj. 💪 women #NCEMH leaders Datuk Dr. Norhayati Rusli, @drannKE , Dr. Raihan and team serving our nation!
First Malaysian national helpline #TalianHEAL15555 live from today! @findahelpline @IASPinfo @drannKE https://t.co/D1wayhGvbe
Momentous day, launch of Malaysia’s first National Centre of Excellence for Mental Health by our health minister @Khairykj. 💪 women #NCEMH leaders Datuk Dr. Norhayati Rusli, @drannKE , Dr. Raihan and team serving our nation!
“A law that criminalises suicide only serves to exacerbate the existing stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions.”
Read this article from Ali Hasnain, Co-chair of the GMHAN Suicide Decriminalisation working group.
➡️ https://t.co/tQv9lM2C3l
Our new website is live!
It makes us very happy to say those words, and we hope you like it as much as we do. 😊
Click to start exploring...🌹: https://t.co/oFA4VyBgJk
#newwebsite #suicideprevention #livedexperienceofsuicide #rosesintheocean
🎙 Listen to our latest Reach In, Reach Out podcast episode discussing #SuicidePrevention in low & middle income countries with IASP President,
@suicideresearch alongside guests @DrLaifChan & Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie 👇https://t.co/ICky0RmmVp
Amazing session chaired by @DrHollyWilcox with speakers @Selvmordsforsk, Dr. Claudina Cayetano @pahowho, Dr Ellen-ge Denton @csinews. Great to hear of diverse #suicideprevention work in Denmark, the Americas and Guyana #HIC & #LMIC https://t.co/vG20ZQKGXN
See you here today , UK 1 pm, Msia 7 pm! https://t.co/w5vT3JBSAH
A handful of our #PennineCarePeople got on their bikes to complete the @IASPinfo #CycleTheGlobe challenge and raise awareness for #SuicidePrevention.
Their efforts took us 1074 miles, which is close to Monaco 🇲🇨, and put us in 7th out of the 82 teams taking part 🚵 #MonthOfHope
Today is #WorldMentalHealth day and the official conclusion of Cycle Around the Globe 2022.
Together, Take2 employees cycled 1,125 miles to raise awareness for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention!
#Take2 #CycleTheGlobe #WorldMentalHealthDay
https://t.co/RZC6jzWHcN
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Close to 1️⃣ billion people have a #MentalHealth disorder. Despite the magnitude of mental ill health, relatively few people around the 🌍 have access to quality mental health services.
Let's make mental health & well-being for all a global priority!
Given concerning rates of suicidality among asylum seekers and refugees, tailored suicide prevention initiatives have been developed. Here we explain the curriculum and share latest findings. @maryannekenny @IASPinfo
https://t.co/zPXfHRidoz
Criminalising suicide is counterproductive. It does not deter people from taking their lives, but does deter them from seeking help in a moment of crisis. Suicide must be decriminalised. #WMHD2022
"It’s time to decriminalise suicide globally. This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we owe it to millions of silent sufferers."
Read this article by Ali Hasnain of UnitedGMH for more ⬇️
https://t.co/Ka4s0cKuJM
On this #WorldMentalHealthDay2022 can you help us share these briefs we created along with @IASPinfo...there is one for the media, for workplaces, for LGBTQA+, and more.
Outreach Briefs - IASP https://t.co/N49iGxqTNa
At 11 am BST TODAY, join the launch of the new @TheLancet Commission to #EndStigmaAndDiscrimination against those affected.
Register ➡️ https://t.co/ji15Av3Ahy
@WHO
Launched today from @TheLancet: 'Ending Stigmas and Discrimination in Mental Health'. We look forward to the online launch this morning as part of the @WHO Mental Health Forum 2022. #WorldMentalHealthDay
#EndStigmaAndDiscrimination
'Worse than the condition itself'—new Lancet Commission calls for radical action to #EndStigmaAndDiscrimination against people with mental health conditions globally.
👉 https://t.co/giH6oYnpDm #WorldMentalHealthDay
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay
Work affects #MentalHealth & well-being:
📌 https://t.co/DujHyNVrce
Risks to #MentalHealthAtWork include ⬇️
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 2022. On the occasion of #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, #EuropeanDepressionDay, and #WorldMentalHealthDay, we disseminated a #policybrief assessing #mentalhealth challenges in #SMEs and introducing the aim of our MENTUPP Hub.
🔗https://t.co/QBBDjULPZb
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
The Centre for Mental Health at @UniMelb has conducted a series of studies regarding ethical issues in suicide research. The webinar will build on this research and explore recommedations.
Learn more here https://t.co/yFJhcOrhnm
