International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)

Offers resources relating to this year's World Suicide Prevention Day co-sponsored by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Suicide Prevention in Different Cultures is the theme of this year's World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2009. Read this announcement in PDF format that explains how suicide prevention programs need to be tailored to different cultural contexts.

Offers a press release about World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, 2009. See how suicide is preventable and learn about the United Nations press conference.

Become familiar with the speakers and topics at the launch of World Suicide Prevention Day at the United Nations on Thursday, September 10, 2009, from 10:00AM to 11:30AM.

Browse to become familiar with World Suicide Prevention Day 2009 activities carried out throughout the world.

Browse to become familiar with the World Health Organization's Web page detailing World Suicide Prevention Day.

Facebook users can be come fans of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and its World Suicide Prevention Day activities throughout the world.

Follow the International Association for Suicide Prevention and developments, activities and events relating to World Suicide Prevention Day.

Read about the IASP and WHO official launch of World Suicide Prevention Day at the United Nations on September 10th, 2009 at 10AM.

Offers an overview of the aims of World Suicide Prevention Day to increase suicide prevention awareness.

MySpace page promotes American Federation for Suicide Prevention efforts in encouraging attendance at the launch of World Suicide Prevention Day at the United Nations on September 10, 2009, at 10 AM.

Nationales Suizid Präventions Programm, in Germany, in cooperation with the European Network on Suicide Research and Prevention and the WHO, and with the participation of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security, are celebrating World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th.

Reports "various vexations and depression daily push about 3,000 persons to commit suicide across the world whereas in India the figure is 336 while the number of those attempting suicide is 20 times higher than that in the country."

Ugandan publication notes it is important to emphasise that suicide survivors need to be treated with empathy as patients and not criminals.

In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day the New York State Office of Mental Health is offering safeTALK, a two-and-a-half to three-hour training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources.

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey welcomed the publication of the North and West Belfast Health Action Zone evaluation of its suicide and self harm prevention implementation plan.

Announces World Suicide Prevention Day and discusses the work of the Oxford Suicide Prevention Coalition.

Roma sarà la capitale mondiale per gli studi sulla prevenzione dei suicidi, una giornata di studi prevista il 10 settembre di ogni anno.

Last Thursday, September 10, when the World Suicide Prevention Day was marked worldwide without recognition in Ghana, little did many Ghanaians recognize the scale of the social menace in their own backyard.

Read this press release about World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2009. Learn about the press conference at the United Nations with members of the World Health Organization.

Find out why the creator of Suicide prevention Help supports World Suicide Prevention Day.

Kenneth Hemmerick, of Suicide Prevention Help, explains why he supports World Suicide Prevention Day.

Romeo Vitelli offers this blog posting for World Suicide Prevention Day 2009.

In an effort to raise awareness and money for Your Life Counts, a youth suicide prevention organization, extreme rider Dale Vranckx set a new world record.