International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)

American Association of Suicidology shares National Suicide Prevention Week is the Sunday through Saturday surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th. Download the 2010 National Suicide Prevention Media Kit. - Read more

Families Voices Forum, a new regional group representing families and loved ones affected by suicide, was launched in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day, 2010. - Read more

Bloggers everywhere are using their blogs to promote suicide awareness. Some are even sharing personal stories to explain why they are passionate about suicide prevention. - Read more

Forum highlights the importance of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. See postings. - Read more

Shares the "National Center for Injury Prevention and Control estimated that one in 12 college students have formed a suicide plan and that more than 1,000 complete a plot to end their lives on college campuses per year." - Read more

Details CONTACT supporters gathered at the Ritz Carlton to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. - Read more

Notes "according to the World Health Organization, almost 3,000 people die by suicide daily. In the United States, 20 percent of residents will have family members die by suicide, and 60 percent will know someone who has died by suicide." - Read more

Director with Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Northern Interior, Debbie Strang, says it is important to know the warning signs so you can help someone at risk. See warning signs. - Read more

Browse to become familiar with the IASP's Facebook Event listing of World Suicide Prevention Day to be held on September 10, 2010. - Read more

Offers an opinion piece on suicide in Ireland, noting Samaritans Ireland, in launching a campaign to reduce the number of male suicides in the vulnerable age groups. - Read more

Browse to become familiar with this Time Healthline article that was written by Meredith Melnick. - Read more

Maritsa Georgiou pens, "Friday marked Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day. Montana ranks second highest in the country for suicide rates. Mental health specialists blame it on several things, including the economy, isolation and accessibility to firearms." - Read more

Quotes Statistics Korea report that reveals South Korea has the highest suicide rate in the world, with 31 per 100,000 people ending their own lives, compared to 15 per 100,000 in 1999. - Read more

Written by Christian Nordqvist, article discusses World Suicide Prevention Day and suicide and suicide prevention throughout the world. - Read more

Shares "suicide prevention groups and mental health advocates are calling for better prevention strategies before any steps are taken toward legalizing suicide." - Read more

Jesse Johnston writes "there were many tears outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Friday afternoon when about a hundred people gathered to acknowledge World Suicide Prevention Day." - Read more

The American Psychological Association is supporting World Suicide Prevention Day, Friday, Sept. 10, by making available psychologists for interviews. - Read more

Kelly Egan discusses suicide, suicide prevention and World Suicide Prevention Day 2010 activities in the Ottawa, Ontario. - Read more

Glenda Kwek writes, "In silence and some with tears in their eyes, more than 300 people gathered outside the Sydney Opera House this afternoon to mark World Suicide Prevention Day." - Read more

Reveals "more Australians die from suicide than those claimed in motor vehicle accidents in a year, or skin cancer or from deadly assaults." - Read more

Details Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand (SPINZ) and the Mental Health Foundation will hold World Suicide Prevention Day Public Forum at Auckland University's School of Population Health, Tamaki Campus on World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th. - Read more

Reports former ONE News presenter Judy Bailey will be the face of World Suicide Prevention Day 2010. - Read more

Details World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. Notes on average, almost 3000 people commit suicide daily. For every person who completes a suicide, 20 or more may attempt to end their lives. - Read more

Diana (Dammy) Damstrom-Albach shares that "there are almost 500 suicide deaths in B.C. each year and close to 4,000 in Canada." - Read more

Discover the official World Health Organization (WHO) Web page for World Suicide Prevention Day. - Read more

Browse to find resources related to the 2010 edition of World Suicide Prevention Day, held every year on September 10th. The theme of this year's event is "Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention Across the World." - Read more

Find World Suicide Prevention Day banners, in JPG and PDF formats, that have been translated in 36 languages. - Read more

Read about World Suicide Prevention Day activities being carried out throughout the world. - Read more

Participants in World Suicide Prevention Day are invited to submit their planned activities online. These submissions will be listed on the IASP Web site. - Read more

Download, in PDF format, a listing of World Suicide Prevention Day activities that can be carried out on September 10th in observance of this international event. - Read more

In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day on Friday, September 10, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) urges public education about mental illness and suicide. - Read more