World Suicide Prevention Day - 10th September, 2010 - Activities
Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention Across the World
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Forty-two (42) countries submitted and carried out World Suicide Prevention Day activities, on September 10th this year, involving thousands of participants in hundreds of locations.
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Australia
Canberra, ACT
ACT Health: Let's Talk Suicide Prevention Campaign
To be held in the Civic Bus Interchange from 8:00 to 9:30 am on 10 September 2010.
The purpose of this event is to raise public awareness about the issue of suicide and suicide prevention within the ACT community. A range of local media will be invited to the event.
Wearing promotional t-shirts with the slogan 'Let's Talk', volunteers from a variety of Government and community organisations working in the area of suicide prevention will distribute promotional materials in each bus interchange prior to converging on the Civic Bus Interchange.
Come and join us for a free BBQ
Gosford, New South Wales
The Suicide Safety Network (Central Coast) Inc. (SSN) is launching the SSN Website, eNewsletter and Membership program on World Suicide Prevention Day www.suicidesafetynetwork.com.au.
The SSN will also host a Public Suicide Memorial Service at Gosford water front (Sea Scouts Hall) 10 am to 11am. Service lead by Father Rod Bower.
Contact: Katie Sewell suicidesafetynetworkcc@bigpond.com
Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
A TALENTED group of young people from Ku-ring-gai has produced a hip-hop song to promote World Suicide Prevention Day on Friday.
Each year in Australia more than 55,000 people attempt suicide and about 2200 people succeed.
Ku-ring-gai Council youth services officer Jenna Bloom said the song was created to encourage those who were struggling to reach out for help.
The song, Brighter Days, was written by Daniel Wright, Noah Gorrick and Rowan Bosman under the name of Poz, short for Positive.
It tackles the issues of negative thinking, depression and suicide, while delivering a message of hope and support.
"The three young men who wrote and recorded this song have shared their personal experiences to create a truly powerful and creative piece," Ms Bloom said.
The council is hoping to have the song played on as many Sydney radio stations as possible on Friday.
Brighter Days will be available to download from www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/youth from September 10. Need someone to talk to? Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Kids Help Line on 1800 555 1800.
Newcastle, New South Wales
Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter
World Suicide Prevention Day
Take a moment to join Lifeline Newcastle & Hunter in acknowledging World Suicide Prevention Day Friday 10th September 2010, 10 - 11am Fort Scratchley Multi-Purpose Centre Nobbys Road Newcastle, NSW
Morning Tea included
RSVP 3rd September
To: kate@lifelinehunter.org.au
Ph: 02 4940 2000
Sydney, New South Wales
World Suicide Prevention Day is an international day in which the International Association for Suicide Prevention aims to reduce the stigma of suicide and promote help seeking. Help seeking is the act of willingly seeking to consult with doctors, councillors and trained professionals.
This year, Suicide Prevention Australia will be providing a open Community Forum in which the community are invited to attend and partake in a discussion with industry experts such as Jaelea Skehan (Acting Director) of Mindframe, Atari Metcalf (Youth Project Manager) of Inspire Foundation, Susan Beaton (National Advisor on Suicide Prevention) of Lifeline Australia and John Allen (NSW Health Chief Psychiatrist).
This year's forum topics are 'Encouraging Help Seeking' and 'Stigma Reduction'. Media and every day Australians are welcome to attend - this event is being held at the Museum of Contemporary Arts with the first forum beginning at 3:30pm.
Closing the World Suicide Prevention Day activities in Sydney are the LIFE Awards, an event held annually to recognise those achieving excellence in the field of suicide prevention across 9 categories. In 2010 the LIFE Awards are to be held on September 11th and this year the ceremony will take place at Utzon Room at the Sydney Opera House. This is an invite only event but media are welcome to attend (please RSVP to Brendan@wpsd.org.au).
You can find out more information by heading to: www.wspd.org.au or contacting Brendan Gomes at brendan@wspd.org.au / brendan@suicidepreventionaust.org.
Please join us for the Wesley LifeForce Suicide Memorial Day in Sydney.
Date: Friday, September 10, 2010 Time: 12.00pm
Location: Sydney Opera House, Northern Broadwalk
For more information call (02) 8922 9095
Each year, Wesley LifeForce holds a memorial service for those who are concerned about or have been touched by suicide. It is an opportunity to remember those lost to suicide and come together in a spirit of comfort and hope.
During the ceremony, everyone is given the opportunity to cast a sunflower into Sydney Harbour as a gesture of love and remembrance. Guests are also able to place a photo, with a personalised message, on the Wesley LifeForce Memorial Wall which will be displayed on the day.
The service is open to everyone and we warmly invite you to attend.
Gold Coast, Queensland
MANY FACES, MANY PLACES: SUICIDE PREVENTION ACROSS THE WORLD is the theme for this year's World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September.
This theme is very appropriate for the Gold Coast in particular, as we welcome many new faces, from many places, to the region each year.
Care for Life: Suicide Prevention Assoc. in conjunction with local organisations is offering a FREE Community Information Seminar is to be held at the Burleigh Waters Community Centre, 131 Christine Ave, Burleigh Waters on Friday 10 September from 9.00am to 12.30pm.
With approximately 500 Queenslanders of varying ages taking their own lives every year, suicide has become a major issue for our society. Statistics show death by suicide is higher than death by motor vehicle accident. The impact on families and the community is enormous, yet this is a topic rarely discussed.
The FREE Information Forum is for all community members and is aimed at increasing awareness of issues relating to suicide and suicide prevention.
Education is the key to decreasing the numbers of suicides and together we can make a difference.
Presentations will cover a range of topics to increase your awareness of suicide prevention strategies and information on local services and how to access.
Lifeline is also offering those who attend the opportunity to register for a FREE Safe TALK, 3 hour workshop.
Refreshments will be provided.
The forum will start at 9.00am, concluding at 12.30pm with the release of named balloons to remember those who have been lost to suicide.
To register your interest in attending please email rataylor@bigpond.com or contact 5573 3873 for information.
Gympie, Queensland
The Cooloola Suicide Prevention Network is again this year organising a Remembrance Ceremony for those bereaved or touched by suicide in our local area of Gympie, Queensland in Australia. It will be held in Memorial Park at 12 noon. Our local Mayor and Member for Parliament will be present as well as a string ensemble from one of the high schools. We believe that this ceremony will give the community the opportunity to stand together in support of those people who face the devastation of their lives by the suicide of a loved one.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The United Synergies StandBy Response Service will host several activities in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day in 2010. These include the delivery of a suicide awareness workshop, Responding to the River in a local rural community, various media releases and commentary about the issue of suicide and its impact for people and their communities and the Annual Sunshine Coast Suicide Bereavement Remembrance Day.
The Remembrance Day will be held on Saturday 11th September 11.00am - 1.00pm at Picnic Point, Maroochydore Queensland, Australia, to remember those who have been lost through suicide in our communities and to acknowledge those bereaved family members, friends and associates living beyond suicide.
The day will feature the words and thoughts of bereaved people, a presentation by the Caloundra Living Beyond Suicide Support Group and other guest speakers including representatives of Police, Ambulance and government services. Activities on the day will include a welcome from local Indigenous community members prior to a brief Remembrance Ceremony. This will be followed by the release of doves and opportunity for individuals to place Flowers of Remembrance into the waters of the river in acknowledgement of the significance of this day for our communities. People are also invited to bring photos of those they have lost and themselves – as people who continue to live beyond suicide. This community event is held every year in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day (held on September 10th) and hosted by United Synergies.
Launceston, Tasmania
We will be having an art exhibition/cocktail party to help raise funds for our local project for the Youth Suicide Action Groups Inc:Time Out Project. For more details, please visit www.timeout.org.au.
Perth, Western Australia
Walk Out of the Shadows and into the Light Lifeline WA and HelpMe Campaign
By taking part in this walk you will be making a difference to people's lives by raising awareness of suicide prevention. The walk will be at dawn through the beautiful surrounds of Kings Park.
Bring your friends, family and colleagues.
To make a difference, register your interest at helpme@lifelinewa.org.au or Phone Lifeline Western Australia in Perth at 08 9261 4444
Austria
The Austrian and German Association for Suicide Prevention will host a conference on "Insights into current tendencies of suicide prevention" in Hall in Tyrol, Austria. Changes and initiatives according to suicide prevention in practice and science as well as the National Suicide Prevention Programm of Austria and Germany will be presented and discussed.
Bangladesh
Jhenaidah District
Society for Voluntary Activities (SOVA) a non profit, non political and non-government organization has been working in Jhenaidah district, (situated in south-western part of Bangladesh), as a core suicide prevention focussed NGO.
World Suicide Prevention Day is an international day for creating social awreness about the determinants and risk factors of suicide, including activism as regards to reducing the stigma of suicide. We'll also try to come up with focusing counselling supports to people who are suicidal with input from conscious people, doctors, councillors and trained professionals.
In 2010, SOVA, Bangladesh will arrange Rally, discussion meeting on the marks of the day in which the community will be invited to attend and partake in the discussion ceremony including torching candle and cultural ceremony.
Belgium
A l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de la prévention du suicide, le vendredi 10 septembre 2010, le Centre de Prévention du Suicide et d'Accompagnement "Un pass dans l'impasse" organise un Colloque international sur le thème "Avec qui et avec quoi veulent-ils en finir ? Prévention et prises en charge des adolescents suicidaires." Le Centre accueillera de nombreux intervenants parmi lesquels :
Docteur Xavier Pommereau, Psychiatre, Centre Jean Abadie, CHU de Bordeaux,
Maja Perret-Catipovic, Psychologue spécialiste en psychothérapie FSP, Responsable du Centre d'Etudes et Prévention du Suicide, Genève,
Professeur Nicolas Zdanowicz, Psychiatre, Unité de Psychopathologie et de Psychosomatique, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, UCL,
Mario Beaulieu, Intervenant Communautaire au CEGEP Sainte-Foy, Centre de Prévention du Suicide, Québec.
On Sunday the 5th of September, we will be 2.000 to show our interest in suicide prevention in Belgium, so we can make a picture of the 2.000 people, which is the statistic of the number of people who die by suicide each year in Belgium.
The picture will be sent to the press for World Suicide Prevention Day, 10th September, and we hope that with this picture of 2.000 people, we will understand how big is this problem in Belgium, en how we are all concerned in preventing suicide.
All information can be found at: www.preventionsuicide.be.
On the occassion of Suicide Prevention Day, the Suicide Prevention Program of the Flemish Mental Health Centres launched a press release to announce our annual Suicide Prevention Workshop Day to be held on Friday, 26 November. The program of the day includes plenary presentations and a series of workshops for professional caregivers (psychotherapists, crisis workers, police, etc).
The Workshop Day will be held in conjunction with the Suicide Survivor Day, scheduled on Saturday 27 November, organized by the Flemish Working Group on Suicide Survivors (Verder).
Also on Suicide Prevention Day, the Flemish Minister of Well-Being, Health and the Family presented the suicide statistics of the year 2008, and announced that a new Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2011-2015 will be prepared by the Flemish Taskforce on Suicide Prevention.
More information: karl.andriessen@pandora.be
Canada
Every September 10th people and communities across Canada and throughout the world come together to show their support for suicide prevention and for those whose lives have been affected by suicide. Suicide is preventable and requires every person's participation. Any one of us could play a part in helping to save a life. This year, the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) has chosen as its World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) theme, "What do you know, What Do you need to know? What you know could save a life." During World Suicide Prevention week, CASP, in partnership with "Living Works," is urging all Canadians to take time to learn about suicide, the warning signs and what to do.
CASP is encouraging all communities to organize events that; commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day, remember those who have died by suicide, support those who grieve, reduce stigma and draw attention to this important public health issue. In order to assist communities with their WSPD activities CASP has prepared posters that can be adapted to reflect the activities and events you have planned. CASP has also developed suicide awareness resource material that can be downloaded from our website or ordered and shipped to you. Space has been left on this material so that your community can include information pertaining to local resources such as crisis/distress lines. This material includes; a post card size handout that reviews warning signs and what to do and also a pamphlet for service organizations on how to be suicide safer and support suicide prevention. CASP will also prepare sample press releases and letters to the editor for you to use and adapt for your purposes. These will also be available on CASP's website.
CASP is pleased to have Living Works as a partner in this year's World Suicide Prevention Day and to inform you that Living Works is offering a special incentive for this year's WSPD. For information on this Living Works offer please visit their new website at www.livingworks.net.
CASP in partnership with survivor groups has produced a special pin that commemorates suicide prevention, suicide loss, the strength and resilience of survivors and hope. These pins, which blend the CASP logo with that of a ribbon, are available for purchase through CASP and can be used by community groups to promote suicide awareness in their community and for fundraising. PINS can be purchased for $2.50 each.
CASP has once again used the image of a Kite to commemorate WSPD. The image of a kite is rich with symbolism and meaning. A Kite can represent those who have died by suicide and our connection to them, our ability to heal and hope. This message of hope is central to our message and all that we do.
We are also urging all Canadians to continue their efforts to impress upon our Members of Parliament and the Government of Canada to move forward on a national suicide prevention strategy. In spite of the recommendation of both the WHO and U.N., Canada remains one of the few industrialized and G 8 countries that still has no national suicide prevention strategy. You can demonstrate your support for a national strategy by calling or writing your MP, signing CASP's e-petition at http://nspscnd.epetitions.net or mail in a postcard to the Minister of Health. Postcards can be downloaded from the CASP website or ordered through our national office casp@casp-acps.ca.
Also on September 10th, CASP will officially launch its new website and we invite you to visit us again and take a look at our new format. We welcome your feedback and suggestions.
On behalf of CASP's Board of Directors we would like to express our gratitude for all your support and wish you all the best for your WSPD activities. We would also like to invite you to become a member of CASP if you are not one already. CASP receives no public funding and relies entirely on membership fees and donations.
Sincerely,
Tim Wall, Executive Director CASP; Marion Cooper, President; Joan Seabrook, Vice President
http://www.casp-acps.ca/WSPD.asp
Edmonton, Alberta
The Support Network will hold its 9th Annual Suicide Awarnenss March Lifting the Silence on September 10, 2010 starting at 11:00am at Edmonton's City Hall. The event will begin with a brief ceremony in City Hall, followed by a march in the downtown core, a memorial tribute in Sir Winston Churchill Square, and finishing back at City Hall with a reception and light Lunch.
11:00am - start gathering inside City Hall 11:30am - Ceremony 11:45am - March Commences 12:20pm - Memorail Tribute in Sir Wiston Churchill Square 12:45pm - Reception at City Hall 2:00pm - Conclusion of event
For more information see our Web site at www.thesupportnetwork.com or email us at sap@thesupportnetwork.com.
Calgary, Alberta
The Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) is pleased to announce that we have developed River of Life: the FIRST EVER ABORIGINAL YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE, ONLINE. This program will be launched on September 10, 2010, World Suicide Prevention Day, by the Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Millbrook Technologies Inc., Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
CSP joins the international efforts in addressing the issue of suicide in youth, especially in the area of Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) concerns.
Please visit www.suicideinfo.ca for more information about the Centre for Suicide Prevention and the River of Life Program.
Grande Prairie, Alberta
I work for Suicide Prevention Resource Centre, non-profit Community Agency located in Grande Prairie, Alberta Canada. I am Public Education Coordinator. One of my roles revolves around awareness and therefore we always try and do something around September 10th every year. Our Vision is "Working Together to Eliminate Suicide" and so we try and involve other organizations whenever possible and have found that if we are approached with an idea and asked for support, we have a far more successful event than if we do the approaching!
We have three events taking place. First, we will be having a small dedication ceremony with dignitaries, partners and supporters, media, and perhaps some "Survivors" at hill in our city that has for generations been used unofficially as a winter sliding hill and known as "Suicide Hill" due to the dangerous aspect of the ride. Approached by concerned survivors regarding the name of the hill, we worked to have the city recognise the hill officially and give it a name chosen by the public. A sign is now in place for "Swanavon Thrill Hill". This will be dedicated officially on September 10th.
Second, we were approached by a church youth group leader with an idea and resources for a free "movie night" event for youth. As youth are known to be a high risk group for suicide and also as less than 2% seek help from professionals but usually go to friends for help, we want to reach as many youth as possible with the message of how to save a life. The movie is called "To Save A Life"
We were asked to contribute to this event. We are planning to have it shown in an outdoor venue at a city park amphitheater. Followed by information on local programs for youth and training they can take to help them save a life. We hope this will generate awareness, compassion and understanding, motivation to be proactive in suicide prevention, and an increased understanding of resources and supports.
Our Third event is a fundraising event the following night with help again from members of the communities we serve.
We are proud to have established a network of agencies, organisations, businesses and individuals who are dedicated to helping us with our vision of eliminating suicide.
Lethbridge, Alberta
Just Community Development Group Ltd. (Just Group) in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, has timed the completion of the Suicide Prevention History Project to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Week 2010. In the 1970's and 1980's Alberta, Canada was home to many innovative suicide prevention programs and services that received international recognition. Just Group has researched this history and recorded the results at: suicidepreventionhistory.com Please visit this site to view the pictures, artifacts and written documents.
In particular, the first suicide prevention/awareness week in Canada was held in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1981. This history is available on the Web site.
The main activity for World Suicide Prevention Day 2010 is to present the project artifacts to the Galt Museum and Archives in Lethbridge, Alberta. The Galt Museum was a partner in the Suicide Prevention History Project.
www.suicidepreventionhistory.com.
Stony Plain, Alberta
On Sunday September 12, 2010, the annual Rotary Run for Life will be held in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada. This event raises money in support of the Coordinated Suicide Prevention Program and other mental health initiatives in the Parkland Region. There is a 5km walk/run, a 10km run and a half-marathon using trails throughout this pretty prairie town. Many participants run in memory of a loved one lost to suicide. The event also includes Memory Markers which are sandwich boards decorated by the friends and families of those lost to suicide. The markers are placed along the route so that participants will remember the reason they are running. During the post-race ceremonies there is a parade of all the markers with a bag piper and a moment of silence to recognize those lost.
More information can be found at www.rotaryrun.ca and www.cspp.info
Facebook Event Page: Rotary Run For Life 2010
Note : Although this event is not actually on September 10 it is held on the second week-end of September every year in recognition of Suicide Prevention Week
Vancouver, British Columbia
12 Noon - 1 PM September 10, 2010
Vancouver Art Gallery, Georgia St. Entrance Vancouver Brirtish Columbia Canada
SAFER (Suicide Attempt Follow-up Education and Research - Vancouver Coastal Health), The Vancouver Crisis Centre and a number of other community service organizations are involved in an event taking place in the courtyard of the downtown Vancouver Art Gallery. The City of Vancouver and the Province of BC have officially proclaimed the day as World Suicide Prevention Day.
Speakers will include: a representative of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention; Jude Platzer, a survivor Mom and Director of the Josh Platzer Society for Teen Suicide Prevention; and the Chief Coroner of British Columnia, Dr. Diane Rothon. A First Nations Elder and First Nations Drummers will acknowledge the importance of this issue for Aboriginal and Metis Canadians and representatives of the many other diversities that make up our city and our province are included in a candle lighting ceremony. The themes, as is true for all Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention sanctioned events across the country this year are 'What do you know and what do you need to know to help someone who is feeling suicidal', and 'Together we are stronger'.
As a part of the event attendees are asked to bring new or gently used serviceable shoes in memory of loved ones who have died by suicide. These will form a powerful visual representation of loss on the steps of the Art Gallery. At the end of the event the shoes will be gathered up and given to Lookout Emergency Aid Society for distribution to those in need.
The broad coalition of Service Providers participating in this event are:
The Aboriginal Health Strategies Initiative
The Adler School of Professional Psychology
The BC Bereavement Helpline
The Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention
The Canadian Mental Health Association
The Child and Adolescent Response Team - Vancouver Coastal Health
The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC
The Cross Cultural Mental Health Program - Vancouver Coastal Health
The Josh Platzer Society for Teen Suicide Prevention and Awareness
The Mood Disorders Association of BC
SAFER - Suicide Attempt Follow-up Education and Research-Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day 2010, The Central Vancouver Island Crisis Society is hosting its fifth annual community gathering for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Soles Remembering Souls is a unique, free of charge, gathering open to anyone who has lost someone they loved or cared about to suicide as well as to community members who would like to lend their support.
All who attend will be warmly greeted by fellow Survivors of Suicide who understand the pain and isolation that suicide grief can bring. Prior to the program in the theatre, guests are invited to acknowledge their loved one by contributing to our memory and healing wall.
This might include bringing a picture to share, a poem, a quote, or anything else that has meaning or significance for you. There will be art tables set up for people wanting to personalize their pictures and messages before adding them to the wall. Each year that we gather together, we will watch the wall grow along with our hopes and connections to one another.
Invited guests include agencies that specialize in bereavement support like Hospice, Rainbows, and the Suicide Bereavement Support Group. Support people and booths will be set up for information or a compassionate listening ear. Our intention is to help anyone who has lost someone they love to suicide feel less alone.
It can also be healing and impactful to acknowledge our loss by making a real difference to someone else. Guests are invited to bring a pair of new or gently used shoes in memory of the loved one you lost to suicide. All shoes will be donated to those in need as a reminder that none of us ever has to walk alone.
The program in the theatre begins with the placing of the shoes. Highlights include music, a multi-media video presentation, words of comfort, hope, and healing from fellow survivors of suicide loss and a "letting go" bubble blowing ceremony outside the theatre at the end.
Our hope is that those who attend will leave with the belief that love never dies and through this sense of compassion will walk away with a renewed sense that life can and will go on.
The Crisis Society is also hosting a three hour "by donation" workshop: Suicide Awareness and Response on September 10th.
If you would like more information about the event, the workshop, or wish to have a photograph of a loved one included as a part of a photo retrospective, please call Lyndsay @ 250-753-2495 or email a photograph to lyndsay@cvics.ca.
Join us in this World Wide Awareness Campaign aimed at preventing the tragedy of suicide and supporting those who have been left behind.
Together we are making a difference...
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
There will be a Walk for Suicide Awareness & Prevention at the Majestic Lawn, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, at 6:30PM on World Suicide Prevention Day, Friday, September, 10th.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
The Center for Northern Families located in Yellowknife, NT, Canada, is holding a Candlelight Vigil at 6pm at the Lakeside Rotary Park.
Truro, Nova Scotia
The Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) is pleased to announce that we have developed River of Life: the FIRST EVER ABORIGINAL YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE, ONLINE. This program will be launched on September 10, 2010, World Suicide Prevention Day, by the Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Millbrook Technologies Inc., Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
CSP joins the international efforts in addressing the issue of suicide in youth, especially in the area of Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) concerns.
Please visit www.suicideinfo.ca for more information about the Centre for Suicide Prevention and the River of Life Program.
Georgetown, Ontario
H.E.A.L., the Halton Hills Suicide Prevention Group and North Halton Distress Centre are hosting an event with guest speaker Wallis Balog, safeTALK Trainer Consultant, Living Works Education, on Thursday September 9, 2010 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm at the Halton Hills Cultural Centre Gallery (9 Church Street, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada).
We strongly believe that if our communities work towards being better connected, through sharing information, expertise and time, we can do a great deal to help those who are in need, desperate and vulnerable to suicide. Suicide prevention is the business of each and every one of us. Together we are stronger!
Please attend and learn about suicide prevention in our community.
Please RSVP to dcnhalton@bellnet.ca or call 1-905-877-0655.
West Lorne, Ontario
YOU'RE INVITED
To attend our Third Annual Suicide Awareness Walk in Memory of Nicholas Knapp!
When: Sunday Sept 5th 3-5 PM
Where: Registration starts at 2:30 at The West Elgin Support Services Building. We will then walk to the park and gather around our "Memorial Tree" on Chestnut St!
Balloon Release at the end of walk around the memorial tree in Miller Park. Refreshments and socializing follows.
The Week of Suicide Awareness will end Sat. Sept 11th 2010. Please join us at our MOVIE EVENT "To Save a Life" at 7:00 viewing at the West Lorne Baptist Church. For more info please call April 287-3462.
Everyone is welcome! The road will be closed and we have a police escort for our walk!
Thanks Penny Knapp West Lorne (icareletstalk@hotmail.com). We thank you for your provided materials.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
New Brochure to Help Families After a Suicide Attempt
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada- September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). It is a day where communities across Canada and throughout the world come together to show their support for suicide prevention efforts and for those whose lives have been affected by suicide.
The Canadian Mental Health Association/PEI Division is marking this day by launching a new brochure designed for family and friends who have experienced the suicide attempt of a loved one. Entitled, "After a Suicide Attempt...What Next?", the brochure answers some of the many questions that loved ones have after a suicide attempt and offers helpful information about how to reduce the risk of it happening again.
Research has shown that one of the strongest risk factors for suicide is a previous suicide attempt. Those who have attempted suicide are 40 times more likely to die by suicide than someone who has never made a suicide attempt and they seem to be particularly vulnerable in the weeks and months following an attempt. Providing families and friends with practical information can help to reduce the level of risk and could potentially save a life.
CMHA's Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Pat Doyle, says, "This brochure will be invaluable to loved ones who are perhaps leaving hospital and going home with someone who has just made a suicide attempt." She goes on to say, "It is a very unsettling time for families so we hope to give them some direction as to what they can do to support their loved one, how they can reduce the risks at home and where to turn for help, should there be future concern or suicidal crisis."
John MacMillan, Clinical Therapist with Community Mental Health, provided a clinical review of the brochure's content. He says, "We need to arm families with the information they need to help keep their loved ones safe. They need to know what warning signs to look for and where to get support for both the person at risk and those who have been impacted by suicide behavior."
CMHA's President, John Horrelt, commends the Committee for addressing this particular area of need, saying, "This resource will increase Islanders' capacity to better cope with the challenges they face and will compliment CMHA's existing suicide prevention efforts.
The brochures will be distributed to Island hospitals, Community Mental Health Centres and related support agencies in early September, to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day. To request additional copies, please contact CMHA's Suicide Prevention Coordinator at 628-3669 or suicideprevention@cmha.pe.ca. To learn more about WSPD and CMHA's Suicide Prevention efforts, visit their website, www.cmha.pe.ca
Montréal, Québec
On life's behalf...thank you.
On this World suicide prevention day, the Quebec Association for Suicide Prevention (AQPS) wishes to thank each and everyone whose implication and involvement makes a difference.
Therefore, thousands of teachers and workers will receive personnal notes to thank them for their engagement and contribution.
Anyone who wishes to participate can order online posters and other suicide prevention material at www.aqps.info/commande.html.
A press conference will be held in Montreal on September 8th. And on September 10th, a fund raiser concert, gathering 18 artists, will close this year's World Suicide Prevention Day.
For more information visit us at www.aqps.info.
Merci d'être là ... pour la vie
En cette Journée mondiale de la prévention du suicide, l'Association québécoise de prévention du suicide (AQPS) tient à souligner l'apport de celles et ceux qui, de par leur engagement, font du Québec un endroit où nous perdons de moins en moins d'êtres chers par suicide.
Pour ce faire, nous avons mis à la disposition de la population du matériel de prévention spécialement développé pour la Journée mondiale www.aqps.info/commande.html et avons fait parvenir des milliers de mémos personnalisés aux enseignants et vigies en milieu de travail à travers la province.
L'AQPS tiendra une conférence de presse le mercredi 8 septembre. Le 10 septembre sera clôturé par le spectacle-bénéfice Cramponne-toi, lors duquel 18 artistes uniront leur voix pour prévenir le suicide.
Pour en savoir plus, visitez nous au www.aqps.info.
L'Association québécoise de prévention du suicide (AQPS) convie les représentants des médias à la conférence de presse portant sur les gestes à poser pour prévenir le suicide, le 8 septembre, dès 10h, au Centre St-Pierre, local 304. Cette conférence est organisée dans le cadre de la Journée mondiale de la prévention du suicide, le 10 septembre 2010.
Les événements récents (tragédie homicide-suicide, suicides d'infirmières) amènent les gens à se questionner sur les actions qu'ils peuvent réaliser pour éviter de tels drames. Monsieur Bruno Marchand, directeur général de l'AQPS, et madame Sylvie Nadeau, présidente de l'AQPS, proposeront des moyens de prévention è la portée de tous et inviteront les gens à inscrire leur geste afin d'en comptabiliser le nombre.
Renseignements :
Marie-Ève Plamondon
Chargée de projet aux communications et relations de presse
Association québécoise de prévention du suicide
418 614-5909, poste 31
418 580-0040
meplamondon@aqps.info
Montréal, Québec
"The Hidden Face of Suicide" documentary to have North American premiere at Montreal World Film Festival.
NFB Theatre, 1564 St. Denis St. (English with French Subtitles)
Thursday, September 2, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, September 4, at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets available at www.ffm.org or at the door
The Hidden Face of Suicide Trailer 2010-07-23 from Yehudit Silverman on Vimeo.
Yehudit Silverman's award winning documentary enters the world of survivors, those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Silverman, a professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapy at Concordia University combines her artistic and therapeutic skills to create an evocative documentary to raise awareness about suicide. At seventeen, Silverman learned by accident that her uncle, who died before she was born, had taken his own life yet no one had ever spoken about it. Looking for the story behind her parents' silence, Silverman sets out on a journey of understanding and transformation. Meeting with members from the Montreal group Family Survivors of Suicide, Silverman helps them find a unique way of expressing the unspeakable. With respect and compassion, the film tells their remarkable stories of healing.
The Hidden Face of Suicide is a heartfelt and original look at suicide that brings to light the terrible cost of silence. The film has been selected at five international film festivals and won an award for "Best North American Documentary under 60 minutes" at the Heart of England International Film festival. So far the film has created a strong international response and following. The local screening of this Montreal based production will be an important event raising awareness about the still taboo subject of suicide. The director and the survivors in the film will be present at the screenings.
« La face cachée du suicide » Première au Festival des Films du Monde
Cinéma ONF 1564 St. Denis St.
Jeudi le 2 Septembre, à 19h30 p.m., et Samedi le 4 Septembre, à 21h30 p.m.
Billets disponibles au www.ffm.org ou à la porte
Dans La face cachée du suicide, la cinéaste Yehudit Silverman explore l'univers des survivants, ceux qui ont perdu des êtres chers au suicide, et nous fait découvrir leurs histoires remarquables. À l'âge de dix-sept ans, Silverman a appris par hasard qu'un oncle, mort quelques années avant sa naissance, s'était enlevé la vie. Pourtant, personne n'en avait jamais soufflé mot. Cherchant à découvrir l'histoire se cachant derrière le silence de ses parents, Silverman entreprend un voyage de compréhension et de transformation. Professionnelle en thérapie par les arts créatifs, Silverman rencontre des membres du groupe Family Survivors of Suicide et les aide à trouver leur propre façon d'exprimer l'inexprimable.
À travers ce film contemplatif et profondément sincère, Silverman jette un regard neuf, singulier et intelligent sur la question du suicide. Son exploration lève le voile sur la complexité d'un secret caché pendant trop longtemps, et les terribles conséquences du silence.
Le film a été sélectionné à cinq festivals internationaux et a gagné un prix du "Meilleur documentaire américain du Nord de moins de 60 minutes" au "Heart of England International Film festival". Jusqu'à présent, le film a créé une réponse internationale vigoureuse et suivante. La projection locale de cette production basée à Montréal sera un événement important de sensibilisation sur le sujet encore tabou du suicide. Le directeur et les survivants dans le film seront prVsents à la projection.
"...It's an important message to put out there, that the community needs to embrace another way of thinking about the shame, stigma and pain of suicide" -Dr Jaswant Gudzer, Director of Community and Family Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
China
Hong Kong, China
Suicide prevention is always one of the major public health concerns in the community. In 2003, 1,264 people (18.6 per 100,000 people) lost their precious lives by committing suicide. Since then, the suicide rate dropped to 14.0 per 100,000 in 2008. However, we shall expect a reduction of 13.5 to level off the global average.
September 10, 2010 is the World Suicide Prevention Day. The theme this year "Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention across the World" spotlights the diverse suicide prevention strategies from different nations. In Hong Kong, the Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) will hold a seminar to remind the importance of suicide prevention. As one of the pioneers of suicide prevention, we believe that knowledge exchange would benefit the society from deliberate self-harm and it is also one of the best effective ways to make a difference.
In September 6, the CSRP is delighted to invite Dr. Konrad Michel, Senior Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist of the University Psychiatric Hospital in Switzerland, to share with us his clinical experiences on suicide prevention in the seminar named "Follow-up of Suicide Attempters - The Role of the Therapeutic Alliance". The seminar will begin at 4.00pm at the University of Hong Kong.
Please refer to CSRP website at http://csrp.hku.hk/WEB/eng/index.asp for more details.
Costa Rica
En Costa Rica, a través del Colegio Universitario de Cartago, se celebrará el Primer Congreso Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio, en el mismo se estarán desarrollando conferencias sobre el tema de la Prevención, y hasta el momento estamos contando con un grupo de 300 invitados, que de manera directa o indirecta han sido afectados por este fenómeno social. asímismo hemos abierto un sitio web para más información del evento: www.presuicidio.com
Czech Republic
Brno
Modrá linka - Centre and helpline www.modralinka.cz
We will be carrying out:
- a prevention progamme for primary schools;
- a special opening hours of our Counselling Centre on Friday 1Oth, September 2010, from 2 p.m. until needed;
- press activities related to World Suicide Prevention Day.
Denmark
Copenhagen
The Danish suicide prevention organization Livslinien will focus on how important it is to show concern for each other, engage in the difficult conversation and bring the taboo of suicidal thoughts into public.
Using the slogan 'Say It - I'm listening,' volunteer counselors will hand out flyers with good advices on how to take care of yourself and others.
The setting will be at 'Rådhuspladsen', the city hall square in Copenhagen. Here we will offer people a cup of coffee and a talk in domestic surroundings. By bringing a living room, kitchen table and chairs we aim to create an everyday environment that shows talking about difficulties in life does not necessarily has to happen in hospitals, but can be done at home with families and friends.
Thereby we wish to encourage people to take action when worried about the wellbeing of themselves and others.
For further information see our webpage at:www.livslinien.dk.
Fredag den 10. september er Verdens Selvmordsforebyggelsesdag, som verden over markeres med forskellige arrangementer. Selvmord og selvmordsforsøg er en alvorlig problemstilling, som vi bør gør meget mere ved. På verdensplan dør i gennemsnit 3000 om dagen af selvmord. I Danmark dør 12 mennesker af selvmord hver eneste uge. Dertil kommer de op mod 10.000 selvmordsforsøg, som er ulykkelige tegn på, at alt for mange mennesker i svære situationer ser selvmordsforsøget som den eneste løsning. Det skal vi have lavet om på. Mennesker skal have hjæp og støtte til at finde andre muligheder.
Kom og mød Livslinien og hør mere om vores arbejde, og hvordan du kan være med til at drage omsorg for andre og dig selv. Alt for ofte går vi alene med svære tanker og følelser, fordi det er tabubelagt og derfor svæt at snakke om. Desværre er ensomheden og tabuet blot med til at forværre en krise, og derfor opfordrer vi til åbenhed, og at man beder om hjælp. Vi giver også gode råd til samtalen, hvis du er bekymret for en anden, og hvad du kan gøre, hvis du selv har det svært eller er i krise.
Arrangementet foregår på Rådhuspladsen fredag den 10. september fra 14.00 - 18.00.
Ba Town, Fiji Islands
We are planning to have an Open Day at Lifeline office in 5 Tabua Place, Ba Town, Fiji Island. We will invite people from the Health department to come and speak and assist us for the days event. Planning to invite peole from all works of life. Our public awareness will be including banners in Ba town, flyers and public notice in the media.
Lifeline will be providing refreshments, documentary movies, brochures and speakers to attract the people of Ba. We are hoping to provide free medical check up.
As the motto many faces, many places : Suicide Prevention Across the World, we are looking forward to sharing this message to as many people as we can.
France
Le 10 septembre la Ministre chargée des Aînés annoncera la mise en place actuelle d un groupe de travail pour une campagne de prévention du suicide des personnes âgées pour le premier trimestre 2011. Le groupe est présidé par Jean-Pierre SOUBRIER, ancien Président de l'IASP.
Le 11 septembre l'Union nationale pour la prévention du suicide (UNPS) qui est l'alliance de toutes les associations concernées et services de crise se réunira et communiquera avec la presse.
Les 21-25 septembre aura lieu le 41e congres du Groupement d'Études et de Prévention du Suicide (GEPS) à Versailles et sera célébré encore le mois de prévention du suicide comme dans certains pays.
Professor Jean-Pierre SOUBRIER
Founding President GEPS
Vice President UNPS
Past President IASP 1995 1997
Germany
In 2010, many events during World Suicide Prevention Day will be carried out in Germany. For more information, please visit the German WSPD website at: www.welttag-suizidpraevention.de
Berlin
Neuhland e.V is a psychological counselling service for suicide prevention for children and adolescents, situated in Berlin, Germany.
On September 10th our team will go to a public School and hold workshops with 9th-Graders, talking about psychological well-beeing and suicide prevention. On top of that we have organized a theatrical workshop followed by a group debate of experts and students concerning these issues.
Greece
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE 1018 - World Suicide Prevention Day activities Greece
Klimaka is a non-profit, non-governmental organization set up by a group of mental health professionals for the development of human and social capital. Its main area of concern and activity is the area of mental health and social exclusion. Klimaka designs and implements programs and policies concerning the recording, research and enforcement of practices aiming at mental health and at confronting social exclusion.
Klimaka's activities in the area of suicide prevention:
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1018 (24/7)
- Management of suicidal patients (psychiatric diagnosis, observation and treatment/psychological support)
- Education for gatekeepers-guidelines for professionals who can contribute to the prevention of suicide
- Education of mental health professionals
- Education of primary care workers
- Seminars, lectures etc in order to raise awareness in the community
- Research on suicide and self-destructive behavior
Klimaka organized a Symposium, taking place on the 10th September 2010, under the auspices and at the conference hall of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity, addressed to the local authorities and actors. Key speakers are mental health professionals working on the field of suicide prevention. Furthermore, an awareness raising campaign will take place during 8-11th September with several information desks at central squares of Athens and at the islands of Naxos and Santorini, addressed to the general public. In parallel, a radio spot will be broadcasted at national level by all the Greek radio stations.
For further information, please contact:
KLIMAKA NGO
Olga Theodorikakou
B.o.D. Executive Assistant
TEL.+30 210 34 17 160-3
mob. +30 6977 034 630
FAX. +30 210 34 17 164
Ε-mail:central@klimaka.org.gr
Skype: klimaka.shelter
www.klimaka.org.gr www.klimaka-cosmos.net
30-32 Evmolpidon Str., 118 54
Athens, Greece
Guam
LifeWorks Guam 6th annual Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service, Out of the Darkness, Our Community Walks September 18, 2010.
Activities: September Suicide Awareness/Prevention/Intervention Campaign
1. 6th annual LifeWorks Guam Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service, "Out of the Darkness Our Community Walks 2010."
Venue: Micronesia Mall, infront of Marine Drive Corps Drive
Date: September 18, 2010, Saturday
Show time: 5:00 am (registration) - 5:15 am, Event day: $10.00
Go Time: 5:15 am to 6:00 am
Pre-registration: Marks Sporting Goods, LOHAS Chiropractic Clinic, Tamuning Fee: $7.00
Deadline of from 6:00 am Pre-registration: 9/17/2010 at 5:00 pm
2. Light refreshments, Memory Tree, and Memorial Service, September 18, 2010 to follow after the walk from 6:00 am - 8:00 am
Memory Trees:
Participants are encouraged to write the name/s of their loved one/s who have died from suicide on different shaped papers: first names, gender, age of their loved ones, attached on the memory trees with ribbons. Memory trees are dedicated to love ones that have died from self harm.
3. Memorial Service is a solemn remembrance of our love ones that have died from suicide.
Time: 6:45 am - 8:15 am Memorial Service will be lead in prayers by spiritual and community leaders in memory of those that have died from self harm.
4. Glow lights will be given to the first 500 participants. Please write check to Rainbows For All Children Guam. For more information please call Marie Halloran at 671-632-0257, 483-0257, Annie Arevalo: 649-6710, Sera Taitano: 472-6961, Marjorie Raess: 734-2240.
Net proceeds will go to Rainbows For All Children Guam.
Sponsors: Micronesia Mall, DYA, Rainbows For All Children Guam, Pacific Daily News, Marianas Variety, McDonalds of Guam, LifeWorks Guam, LOHAS Chiropractic Clinic
Thank you very much for your time.
Marie Virata Halloran, BSN,RN, Certified in Death and Grief Studies Executive Director, LifeWorks Guam
Hungary
A special course for experts and volunteers who work in the field of suicide prevention has been planned. Organizers: Federation of Telephone Emergency Services (LESZ is an Ifotes member) and its partner organisation "SOS-LIFE" Telephone Emotional Service.
During the day, the following themes will be addressed:
- International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems / IFOTES international problem codes;
- Psychiatric clients as callers;
- Opportunities and obstacles relating to addiction problems;
- Cooperation opportunities with National Health organisations;
- Crisis situations and bereavement;
- Loss as a danger for Mental Health for volunteers.
India
Agra
I am Dr. Vishal Sinha working as Asst. Professor at S.N.Medical College, Agra, India.
We plan to educate the media about the fact that suicide is preventable, remove the stigma attached with suicide and to pass on the message in the community that psychiatric disorders are one of the leading risk factors for suicide and timely intervention can save lives.
We will carry out an interactive session with public to spread about suicide prevention invite people with past and family history of suicide for screening for psychiatric disorders and counselling.
We will conduct an essay competition for undergraduate medical students regarding suicide prevention.
Chennai
To mark WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY, SNEHA in its 25th year of service, is organizing a workshop for media professionals on 10th September 2010 to create more awareness of suicide prevention and to stress the importance of effective reporting of suicides especially in the context of child and adolescent suicides.
In recent years there has been a distressing spurt in child and adolescent suicides. The nature of media attention and reportage of these events have raised many concerns about the possible effects on a young audience. In response to these concerns, Sneha has invited media professionals to participate in the pioneering effort to evolve guidelines for responsible and sensitive reporting of child and adolescent suicides.
3 of 6 - Stress Factors in Society
4 of 6 - Unrest Among the Underprivileged
5 of 6 - A Thought from Manimelalai - Share with Others
5 of 6 - Suicide prevention is a Social Responsibility
Koti, Hyderabad
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, an Orientation Programme on suicide prevention for first intervenors, such as firefighters and police officers, will be held by the Osmania Medical College Doctors' Forum at 3pm, in the Seminar Hall at Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad,India.
Dr.D.Shreesha, is Coordinator of the programme. Dr.K.Suresh, President, Osmania Medical College Doctors' Forum will chair the meeting.
For Details: +09391216389
Kozhikode, Kerala
'THANAL' A CENTRE FOR BEFRIENDING PERSONS IN DISTRESS AND IN DANGER 0F SUICIDE, was instituted by Indian Medical Association, Kozhikode Branch, Kerala State, India and is functioning at 5/30 Wynad Road, Near Malabar Eye Hospital, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode – 673006, Kerala, India.
Phone: 0495 2760000, 3279307.
E-mail: thanal.calicut@gmail.com
Thanal aims at prevention of suicide among the people of Kerala. It works towards arresting upward climbing of the suicide graph in the state, and eventually reversing it.
World Suicide Prevention Day, 10 September 2010 will be observed with a full day Public Awareness Programme.
A Seminar on "Women and Suicide" is planned with resource persons from all spheres of life taking part in it. The topics include present status of Suicide Scenario among women, Social Issues, Torture, Legal Issues, Importance of Organizations for Women, Role of Counselling in Suicide Prevention and Media and Suicide.
Banners, charts, paintings and pictures depicting Causes & Prevention of Suicide feelings would be put up for the public. Awareness for the Public as to how each human being could be of help to a fellow human being will be highlighted through pictures and stories, using the theme, 'How each human being could help a fellow human being by giving a listening ear.'
Books and flyers on Suicide Prevention will be distributed.
A team of 10 Trust Members, Director and 32 Volunteers with selfless service to Thanal without any remuneration, have been befriending thousands of people in distress for the last 9 years and would continue to do so!
Best Wishes to all Members of the IASP!
Puducherry
I am Dr. Anand Lingeswaran, life member of IASP from Puducherry, which is the Suicide capital of India.
This year, 2010, our plans are:
- Stage a silent protest to inform the local public about the problem of suicide by staging a banner based demonstration by all the doctors from my hospital inlcuding psychiatrists, like me.
- Submit a memorandum to the local Health Minister and the Governor, highlighting the urgent need to address the health burden of suicide.
- Conduct a epidemiological catchment area study on suicide in certain communities of my town which will help me to develop a local database of suicide, considering there is no such source at all now.
- Use IASP banner and message for 2010 and solicit participation of all the NGO's and healthcare facilities to commemorate this day as an highly important day in all our lives
- Conduct a local camp in a village among farmers and highlight the need for safe access and use of organophosphorus poisoning.
- Serve a full meal to all the inmates of the only home for homeless organization in my town and distribute clothes to them and spend time with them on this day.
- Seek support from Rotary and Lion's club and local politicians with social aptitude to participate in spreading and supporting this cause.
The above activities are planned along with few other volunteers who are able to think alike and are willing to spare their time on this cause.
I thank them for everything.
Sincerely,
Dr. Anand Lingeswaran MD
Head of Department of Psychiatry,
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry 605009 India
Phone: +919442400134
Ajjarkad, Udupi
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
MANIPAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, MANIPAL UNIVERSITY, MANIPAL-576104 REPORT ON WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY-2010
World Suicide Prevention Day 2010 was observed at Government Girls Pre University College, Ajjarkad, Udupi on 14. 09.2010 between 2-3.30pm.
The programme was organized by the Faculty, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal. It was attended by 400 students and teachers of the college. Mr. Thunga, Principal of the college, emphasized the significance of observing of world suicide prevention day in his introductory speech.
Mr Nandakumar P, Mrs Asha K Nayak, Mrs Shalini & Mrs Savitha, faculty of the department of Psychiatric nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Maipal, educated the gathering on stress management and the prevention of adolescent suicide. An interactive session was also held between the faculty and students of the Government college on the theme 'Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention Across The World.' Many doubts and misconceptions regarding suicide were clarified during the session. A vote of thanks was proposed by the Principal of the College. The programme was well appreciated by the teachers and students of the college
Ireland
Dublin
World Suicide Prevention Day 3Ts Candlelight Vigil - Dublin - Ireland
3T's is a registered charity (CHY15710) founded to raise awareness of the problem of suicide in Ireland and to raise funds to help lower suicide rates through dedicated research, educational support and intervention.
Candlelight Vigil
A chance to come together to remember and pay tribute to loved ones lost to Suicide.
Date: 10 September 2010
Venue:Bank of Ireland (Forecourt), College Green, Dublin 2
Time: 8pm to 9pm
All welcome. Admission Free. Candles provided.
Contact: 3ts@alburn.com
Contact Name: L Alford
Address: The 3Ts, Innovation House, 3 Arkle Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland
Web: www.3ts.ie or follow 3Ts on Facebook
Limerick
In connection with World Suicide Prevention Day on Friday 10th September 2010, the National Suicide Research Foundation will be holding a free lunch-time information session for the general public.
In the context of increasing suicide and self harm rates in Ireland it is of major importance to increase the awareness of suicidal behaviour and early identification of risk of suicidal behaviour among the general public and people involved in health care and community services. The focus of the lunch-time information session will be on providing information on warning signs of depression and suicidal behaviour and to present examples of community and school-based interventions to enhance early identification of suicidal behaviour among adults and young people.
The lunch-time information session entitled, "Raising awareness of depression and suicidal behaviour - an everyday challenge for us all" will be held in the Strand Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick City, between 1.00-2.00pm on Friday 10th September. Attendance at the workshop is free of charge and all who have an interest are welcome to attend.
This free information session will be carried out under the auspices of a suicide prevention initiative currently being implemented by the National Suicide Research Foundation throughout Limerick, "Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation in Limerick (OSPI-Limerick).
Also on World Suicide Prevention Day 2010, the National Suicide Research Foundation are contributing to a conference organised by Console, a national charity dedicated to providing professional support and help to people bereaved by suicide.
For further information, please don't hesitate to contact Claire Coffey at claire.nsrf@iol.ie.
World Suicide Prevention Day takes place around the world this year on Friday September 10, and its message wil be that people should think about their mental health and seek help if necessary.
The group Suicide or Survive (SOS) is to send personalised postcards to all members of the Oireachtas highlighting the suicide issue in advance of the day.
CEO of SOS Caroline McGuigan said the World Health Organization estimates that around one million people die by suicide each year - one death every forty seconds worldwide.
"Suicide rates are on the increase in many developed countries around the world including Ireland. World Suicide Prevention Day is a day to stop, look around and consider our mental health, to accept that maybe the feelings we have of being unable to cope or of losing our sense of hope and direction might actually be related to the onset of depression," she said.
She said no matter how dark the situation may seem there is support available.
Liveline's Joe Duffy said the difficult economic climate of the past two years has put enormous pressure on everyone and unfortunately some people find it more difficult to cope than others.
He said the work that organisaitons such as SOS do is increasingly important in Ireland today and he would encourage people to stop and think about their mental health and when necessary, seek help.
For more information, see: www.suicideorsurvive.ie.
Source: www.irishhealth.com
Italy
Genoa
Together with Professor Gabrielli, who is the Director of the Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Genova, Italy, where I work, we have organized a Conference entitled, "Suicide: psychodynamic understandings and therapeutic strategies". It will take place on the 6th September 2010. Professor Maltsberger, Goldblatt and Pompili will be with us in the effort to increase public awareness of the citizens of Genova about suicide. Furthermore, the conference aims to help clinicians in learning and improving their clinical management of suicidal patients and to develop some strategies for the follow-up after hospitalization.
The Conference will be at the Simon Boccanegra Castle, S. Martino Hospital, Genova. For information, please contact luigi.sturmann@unige.it
Hoping this will give good results,
best regards
Paola Solano, M.D.
Rome
World Suicide Prevention Day is particularly alive this year in Italy with a four-day observance. Starting on September 9th, there will be press conferences, symposiums, messages delivered to the population and articles published in newspapers or aired on television and radio. On September 10th, there will be a major activity at Sant'Andrea, Sapienza University of Rome ( www.prevenireilsuicidio.it). Presentations, question time, meeting survivors, etc., will be held. On September 12th, there will be the first edition of the Race for Life an opportunity to deliver WSPD to the community. All major Italian institutions will support these activities.
Click here to download the Symposium schedule in PDF format."
Please click here to download a report on suicide in Italy entitled, "Suicide prevention: a long-lasting Italian tradition. Toward understanding the suicidal mind."
Maurizio Pompili, IASP Italian Repr.
Japan
Click on image or here to view the Reuters report entitled, "Japan makes suicide prevention push."
Lithuania
Klaipeda, Lithuania
On the 10th of September, the Klaipeda Public Health Bureau will organize a "Round Table" to discuss suicide problems in Klaipeda.
Invited are representatives of Klaipeda municipalities, specialists of the mental health center, the chief of Helpline and the public health bureau.
Durangos, Mexico
We will have two conferences. The first one is entitled, "The Suicide Prevention Program of Durango State", and the second conference will be "Suicide Prevention Programs around México".
Two TV programs about Suicide Prevention of 1 hour of duration.
We also delivered 5000 leaflets in Durangos downtown area.
Nepal
Kathmandu
Greetings!
It is our pleasure to submit our report of the celebration of 8th World Suicide Prevention Day, 10th September, 2010 commemorated for the first time in Nepal by National Association for Suicide Prevention and Research (NASPAR). The purpose of the World Suicide Prevention Day celebration was to increase awareness and sensitize authorities, policy makers and planners and the mass general public in the issue of suicide and its prevention in the Nepalese society. Furthermore, NASPAR also organized a press conference to call attention to the burden of suicidal behavior leading up to the main event. The program details are mentioned below:
Pre-World Suicide Prevention Day Press Meet, 7th September 2010
Prior to World Suicide Prevention day celebration on 10th September 2010, a press meet was organized to promote awareness regarding suicide and suicide attempted in Nepal to the mass audiences with the support various national media and journalist. The press meet was organized by National Association for Suicide Prevention and Research (NASPAR) to garner support in promoting the upcoming World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September 2010. The program was supported by WHO and UNDP Nepal. A total of 31 journalists, reporters and media personnel participated in the press meet.
The program was conducted with the attendance of the representatives of UNDP and NGOs such as
Celebration of 8th World Suicide Prevention Day, 10th September 2010
A National level advocacy and sensitization in the issue of suicide was organized by National Association for Suicide Prevention and Research (NASPAR) in close collaboration and coordination with WHO Nepal and Ministry of Health and Population on 10th September 2010 to increase awareness and sensitize authorities, policy makers and planners and the mass general public in the issue of suicide and its prevention in the Nepalese society. There were 51 authorities participating in the program from different government, INGO, NGO, civil society and media personnel respectively.
The program was conducted with the attendance of Chief Guests Mr. Kadkha bahadur Basyal(Sarki), State Minister of Health and Population and special guest such as Mrs. Bindra Hada, Secretary of Ministry of Information and Communication, National Information Commission; Dr. Lin Aung, WHO representative; Dr. Nirakar Man Shrestha, Senior Mental Health Specialist and Former State Minister of Health and Population ; Mrs. Tulasalata Amatya, Chairperson of CAC Nepal. Participants including suicide survivor Mr. Matrika Devkota from Koshish helped in stressing the need for active role of government in suicide awareness and prevention.Different members of media were also present at the advocacy program respectively. The program was also televised in national and local channels.
Major outputs of the programs
- 82 authorities and representatives participated in the program from different government, INGO, NGO, civil society and media personnel respectively.
- Member of the government, INGO, various donor agencies expressed their commitment towards raising the issue of suicide prevention in their respective committee.
- Provision towards establishing Counseling and hot-line services were supported by representative of government, INGO, NGO and civil society.
- Recognition of the impact of suicide on family, community and nation.
- Provision towards extensive research to endure proper representation of national suicide facts and figures.
- Research outcomes need to be translated into prevention programmes and activities in communities.
- Government, concerned INGO, NGOs and civil society pledged to take an active role and contribute to providing massive sensitization and awareness raising activities.
- Pledge to develop policy frameworks for national suicide prevention strategies incorporating innovative and comprehensive multi-sectoral approach, including both health and non-health sectors.
With regards,
Rishi Raj Ojha
Program Coordinator,
National Association for Suicide Prevention and Research (NASPAR)
Anamnagar, Kathmandu
Nepal
Press Meet for celebrating the Pre World Suicide Prevention Day 2010
7th September 2010, Kathmandu
Day Celebration of World Suicide Prevention Day
10th September 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal
Pulchowk
It is our pleasure to inform you that the National Association for Suicide Prevention and Research (NASPAR) is going to celebrate World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September, 2010. The program will be held on the following date, time and venue mentioned below with the objective to: create awareness and sensitization in the issues of suicide and suicidal attempts which are increasing, day by day, in the country; and to influence policy makers and planners for dialogue and commitment towards policy and strategy for suicide prevention services as well. So herewith, we cordially invite you for celebrating World Suicide Prevention Day 2010 for suicide prevention in the nation. This type of program is being initiated for the first time in Nepal by NASPAR in partnership with WHO Nepal.
Thanking you and hoping for participation in the program.
Program details:
Venue: Yak Palace, Pulchowk
Date: 10th September 2010, Friday
Time: 10:30 AM
Netherlands
113Online, the Dutch foundation for suicide prevention, will initiate on September 10, a service for general practitioners to consult with suicidal patients. They wil be able to chat, telephone and email for free to discuss with a psychologist or psychiatrist about anything related to suicide.
New Zealand
2010 World Suicide Prevention Day Forum
10 September
8:30am - 12:00pm
SPINZ and the Mental Health Foundation are pleased to announce that a World Suicide Prevention Day Public Forum is to be held at Auckland University's School of Population Health, Tamaki Campus on World Suicide Prevention Day.
The SPINZ and Foundation-led event will be opened by Associate Minister of Health Peter Dunne before we welcome and introduce each of the speakers - see below.
Registration details and form, venue and other important information are soon to be published - we will post a news headline on the website when they are online. Thanks for your interest and patience!
Presentations
Reporting of Suicide in the New Zealand media
Associate Professor Brian McKenna
Over a 12-month period, Associate Professor Brian McKenna researched how the New Zealand media reported on suicide and if this reporting was in line with the Ministry of Health’s best practice standards.
Understanding Families and Suicide Risk: Implications for suicide prevention practice
John Fitzgerald (Director/Consultant Clinical Psychologist, The Psychology Centre)
By interviewing families with experience of suicidal behaviour, and practitioners who work closely with families at risk, John Fitzgerald was able to delve into what family resilience means and investigate how a family’s strength can assist in situations when a young person is at risk.
Feasibility of comparing dialectical behaviour therapy with treatment as usual for suicidal and self-injuring adolescents: the treatment phase of a small randomized controlled trial
Dr. Emily Cooney, Dr. Kirsten Davis, Ms. Pania Thompson, Ms. Julie Wharewera-Mika (all from Kari Centre, ADHB) and Ms. Joanna Stewart (University of Auckland)
By randomly assigning 29 adolescents, who in the previous three months had a suicide attempt or history of self-injury, either uncontrolled treatment or six months of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) this research assessed whether DBT was acceptable to New Zealand adolescents, families and clinicians.
Evaluation of the NZ Guidelines Group Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Collaborative - Whakawhanaungatanga
Julian King and Michelle Moss
The evaluation describes the collaborative methodology, reviews quality of project implementation, impacts achieved, and stakeholder satisfaction of the New Zealand Guidelines Group Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Collaborative. The collaborative was designed to improve crisis care in emergency departments and mental health services while recognising local situations, people and resources.
Suicide Behaviours and Mental Health Issues of Secondary School Students in New Zealand: Findings from the Youth2000 national health surveys in 2001 & 2007
Dr Peter Watson
Data from the Youth2000 series on suicidal behaviours and protective factors among adolescents will be presented. This data is based on two nationally representative samples of nearly 20,000 young people in New Zealand.
Norway
A national conference in Oslo under the heading "Suicide Prevention in a multicultural Norway" and also county wise, there will be activities in all 19 counties in Norway. A report will be sent after the WSPD.
Philippines
World Suicide Prevention Day will be marked on Sept. 10 with the theme "Many Faces, Many Places: Suicide Prevention Across the World" to underscore the importance of an international effort to prevent suicides.
Although there are significant differences in the profiles of suicidal individuals in different parts of the globe, a common thread and risk factors are indicated in most completed suicide attempts, the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (NGF) said in a press statement.
The NGF with support from the Department of Health (DoH) is launching for the first time in the Philippines a series of activities to heighten awareness about suicide prevention.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 3,000 people commit suicide around the globe daily, or one every 40 seconds. For every suicide, 20 or more may have attempted to end their lives, it said.
In the Philippines, the DoH has reported that about five people take their own lives each day, with the 20-24 age group having the highest suicide rate.
Suicide is a major cause of premature death influenced by psychosocial, cultural and environmental risk factors that can be prevented through responses that address the risk factors.
Suicides are underreported to avoid socio-cultural stigma, evade police investigations and legal harassment, and collect insurance. Suicides are also misclassified as accidents, thus official numbers are gross underestimates.
There is strong evidence to indicate that adequate responses can reduce suicide rates, the NGF said in its statement.
World Suicide Prevention Day was started in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) with support from the WHO.
World Suicide Prevention Day aims to raise awareness that suicide is preventable; improve the education about suicide; and decrease the stigma and debunk the myths surrounding the act.
The WHO and IASP work with governments and other partners to ensure that suicide is no longer stigmatized, criminalized or penalized.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Romania
10:00 - 10:30 AM - Preventing suicide in adolescents - a chance for Romania through European grant SEYLE (Saving and Empowering young Lives in Europe) Prof. MD. Doina Cosman, PhD.
10:30 - 11:00 AM - Anxiety disorders and suicide - MD. Luminiţa Sabău
- Cognition that predispose to suicide - Psychologist Voichiţa Dumitru
- Neuroprotection - important target of therapeutic strategies in mental disorders in young adults - Prof. MD. D. Marinescu, PhD.
11:00 - 11:30 AM - Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:50 AM - Roundtable: Recognition of suicidal risk in populations with high risk - MD. Veress Albert, Associate Prof. MD. Horia Coman, MD. Bogdan Nemeş, MD. Dana Herţa
12:50 - 1:30 PM - Short and long treatment in bipolar disorder - focus on quetiapine Prof. MD. Stuart Montgomery, PhD.
1:00 - 2:30 PM - Lunch Break
2:30 - 3:10 PM - Depression and suicide - Prof. MD. Mircea Lăzărescu, PhD.
- Awareness of risk behaviors for somatic and mental health (European Project SEYLE) MD. Dana Cristina Herta
3:10 - 3:50 PM - Treatment of depression with suicidal risk - Prof. MD. Doina Cosman, PhD.
3:50 - 4:30 PM - Depression and circadian rhythms. Valdoxan - a step forward in treatment of depression - Associate Prof. MD. Horia Coman, Prof. MD. Doina Cosman, PhD.
4:30 - 5:00 PM - Coffee Break
5:00 - 6:20 PM - Roundtable: The role of emergency physician in suicidal crisis - MD. Moldovan Nicolae, Prof. MD. Doina Cosman, PhD., MD. Minodora Manea
6:20 - 7:00 PM - Cymbalta - improving functional outcomes in patients with depression - Prof. MD. Doina Cosman, PhD.
7:00 - 7:30 PM - Memento IASP - In memory of loved ones. All the participants will light a candle on this special day.
For More information, please visit www.antisuicid.com.
Russia
Moscow
World Suicide Prevention Day at Moscow University.
A memorable World Suicide Prevention Day event took place on the 10th of September at the Russian State Social University in Moscow.
This is the fourth year that the Faculty of Psychology, Social Medicine and Rehabiliatation Technologies (RGSU) has supported in the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) initiative to increase suicide prevention awareness across the world on Spetember 10th.
More than a hundred: students; teachers; representatives of the Suicidological Centre of Moscow Scientific and Research Institute of Psychiatry of the Russian Ministry of Public Health, headed by Professor E.B. Lyubov, Chief Suicidologist; and representatives of the Crisis Department of the Skliphosovsky Emergency Aid Institute.
Professor L.V. Kuznetsova, Chief of Special and Clinical Psychology Chair opened the meeting with a presentation on handicapped people as a group at risk and how art is used to escape crisis.
Ms. L.S. Arkhangelskaya, Chair Dean, the IASP National Representative, read an address by Dr. Lanny Berman, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). His address stressed the extreme relevancy of World Suicide Prevention Day and activities being held throughout the world. Berman's message notes that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the organization that co-sponsors World Suicide Prevention Day, that suicide is ranked high in mortality factors and that more than a million die annually to sucide and that every 40 seconds suicide kills someone, somewhere in the world.
Dr. Berman also wrote that while we cannot totally stop suicide, it can be reduced through our efforts, especially when we are united in our efforts. Therefore, research and the united together of psychologists, suicidologists, medical professionals is a top objective.
The meeting continued with many interesting reports made by university teachers and suicidologists. These reports indicate that the communications and scientific and research teamwork have begun to take shape in the course wirk of the present seminar Social Risk groups, and also in terms of preventative measures and the formation of anti-suicide protective barriers.
It was also noted that the communication and teamwork are being carried out and organized in coordination of the Suicidological Centre of Moscow Scientific and Research Institute of Psychiatry of the Russian Ministry of Public Health and the Crisis in-Patient Department of Skliphosovsk Emergency Aid Institute.
Ljudmila Arkhangelskaya, IASP National Representative for Russia
Serbia
Novi Sad
Center Srce, in Novi Sad, Serbia, has offered emotional support to people in crises since 1991. The organization is involved in various activities every September 10th. This year's activities will start on Sept 6th when three billboards with messages regarding suicide prevention will be put on the streets of the city. This will be followed by press conference and media coverage on local and national TV.
On Sept 10th, volunteers from Srce, together with the Institute for Public Health will put a stand in the city center in order to:
- talk to people about suicide;
- distribute brochures about signs, risk groups and available help;
- present prevention strategies suggested by IASP and WHO;
- show suicide rates in different parts of the world;
- recruit new volunteers The goal is to reduce stigma, draw public attention and promote preventions strategies
All activities will be supported by the City Health Office.
Singapore
This year, the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since 1 December 1969, SOS has been attending to people in distress, feeling suicidal or affected by suicide.
As part of its anniversary celebrations and in conjunction with the World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September 2010, SOS is organising a Two-day conference on 8 and 9 September 2010. Titled: Listening, Caring and Supporting.
It is our honour to have Professor Graham Martin from Australia as the keynote speaker for the conference, as well as other distinguished local speakers, who will be sharing on what works for suicide prevention and post-vention.
There will also be a panel discussion on the approach the community should take towards suicide prevention. There will be concurrent workshops on the actual conference day, and a pre-conference workshop - with topics tailored for teachers and youth workers.
National University of Singapore
The University Health Centre - Counselling and Psychological Services offers a Web site dedicated to suicide prevention and World Suicide Prevention Day. See resources offered including the following video:
The Suicide Study Group, of James Cook University Australia/Singapore, has just completed its first World Suicide Prevention Week event!
Due to the Hari Raya holidays on the 9th and 10th of September, we moved our free and open-to-the-public event to the 6th this year.
We had an over-capacity crowd of about 170 attendees, with talks from suicide survivors and experts in suicidology. There was excellent community involvement and interest in follow-up work.
The tremendous positive feedback we are receiving means this will not be our last WSP event!
We would also like to thank our friends at IASP for their support! Please contact SSG Director Dr Keith Harris for details and more info on our: Facebook Page.
Slovenia
This year's World Suicide Prevention Day activities are aimed towards the Media in order to raise awareness about the importance of responsible reporting on suicide. We have translated and edited the WHO / IASP Media Guidelines, using suggestions from journalists and editors with whom we collaborated. We added a few chapters. We plan to dissemminate the final version of the Slovenian Media Guideliness after Sept 10th.
On the World Suicide Prevention Day itself, we plan a cultural event entitled, "The Image of Suicide in the Public," where we will launch the Guidelines officially. Eminent guests from the Health sector (Minister of Health), Media and Advertising fields, Suicidology, and other related disciplines, will give speeches and lectures on the topic. The event will be closed by a destigmatizing theather play called "The Tunnel". The whole event will be open to the general public.
The event and this year's World Suicide Prevention Day activities are held through the collaborative efforts of the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia, OZARA Slovenia - organizations that help people with mental disorders, and the Slovenian Association for Suicide Prevention and the Universitiy of Primorska.
Best Regards,
Dr. Saska Roskar
South Africa
Durban
In Commemoration of Suicide Prevention Day, a Talk on Teenage - Adult Psychological Anguish and Suicide Prevention will be held on 11 September 2010.
Venue: Lambert Road Baptist Church Hall, 114 Lambert Road, Morningside, Durban, South Africa Time 09H00 - 11H00
Speakers:
Professor Lourens Schlebush world renowned expert on suicidal behaviour.
SOLOS: (Survivors of loved ones of suicide) Joy Chiang and Sue Farrell : Importance of Support Groups.
Our Story: Survivors talk on life after the aftermath of suicide.
R.S.V.P. Lori/Sue on suicideprevent@gmail.com or SMS 0836520117
Umhlanga Rocks
This annual event is held to coincide with the IASP (International Association for Suicide Prevention) World Suicide Prevention Day. This will be our third Into the Light Walk. Anyone who has lost someone to suicide can write a message to their loved one and put it in a balloon and release it when we reach the lighthouse. People from the community who would like to raise awareness hand out suicide prevention leaflets along the way.
Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010
Time: 8:30am - 10:30am
Location: Durban View Park
Street: Marine Drive
City/Town: Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
Into the Light Walk Facebook Event page
South Korea
Suwon
I'm working at the Suicide Prevention Center in SUWON of South Korea. This year for the day and campaign, we will be making candles with youth volunteers who are 12 Gatekeepers in our center to be used on World Suicide Prevention Day. We wish all sorrow of the world will be eased.
Chong Hee Seo
Spain
Madrid
On the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day, the Asociacion para la Investigación, Prevención, e Intervención del Suicidio (AIPIS),(Association for the Research, Prevention and Invervention of the Suicide) have organized a panel discussion on September 10 at 11.00 h. at the Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos (COP), (Official Psychologist Society of Madrid).
Address: Cuesta de San Vicente 4-5 A planta 28008 Madrid).
The World Health Organization and colleagues emphasize that despite the significant increase in suicide rates in different countries, many cases can be prevented, stressing the importance of:
- being connected globally between different mental health professionals (exchanging information, experience, and time) helping the most vulnerable to not commit suicide;
- developing and implementing national strategies and specific interventions aimed at helping local people more vulnerable to suicidal thoughts, with the goal of reducing the statistics of suicide as significant in diverse populations.
Stating that the success of suicide prevention approaches are in restricting access to methods of suicide (analgesics, gases, pesticides, firearms, etc.), establishing community-based prevention programs, establishing guidelines for the media, and the collaboration between frontline professionals through training programs.
Therefore, the issues we address are: data for suicide both at international and national profiles and circumstances of suicides in different parts of the world, the treatment of suicide by the media and suicide in everyday life and aid strategies.
Sweden
Stockholm
The WHO annual World Suicide Prevention Day: "Zero vision for suicide in the Stockholm health authority region"
2010-09-10 | Time: 13.00 - 17.00
Location: Kulturhuset in Stockholm
For research scientists
Karolinska Institutet
Switzerland
Zürich
Freitag, 10. September, 19:00 Uhr
Kirche St. Jakob am Stauffacher, Zürich
ab «Bahnhofplatz» Tram 3 (Richtung Albisrieden) und 14 (Richtung Triemli)
ab «Bellevue» Tram 2 (Richtung Farbhof), 8 (Richtung Hardplatz) und 9 (Richtung Heuried)
Worte:
- Pfarrer Hans Strub, Leiter der Stelle für Aus- und Weiterbildung der Pfarrerinnen und Pfarrer der reformierten Kirchen in der Deutschschweiz (bis Ende August)
- Hinterbliebene nach Suizid
Musik:
- Angela Kilchör - Vocals, Piano, Gitarre
- Rachel Bagdasarianz - Violine
Wenn sich jährlich 1400 Menschen in der Schweiz das Leben nehmen, geht das nicht spurlos an der Bevölkerung vorbei. Jedes Jahr bleiben rund 10'000 Personen zurück, die eine nahe stehende Person durch Suizid verloren haben.
Selbsttötung macht betroffen. Aus dieser Betroffenheit und aus Solidarität mit Hinterbliebenen, die im privaten oder beruflichen Umfeld mit Suizid konfrontiert worden sind, laden wir Sie herzlich zu dieser Abendfeier und dem anschliessenden Apéro ein.
- Fachstelle KIRCHE+JUGEND, Zürich, www.kirche-jugend.ch
- www.nebelmeer.net - Perspektiven nach dem Suizid eines Elternteils
- www.verein-refugium.ch - Verein für Hinterbliebene nach Suizid
El 10 de septiembre es el Día Mundial para la Prevención del Suicidio.
En Suiza se producen al año cerca de 1400 muertes por suicidio, lo que hace del suicidio una causa de muerte 3 veces más alta que por accidente de tráfico. Es decir, hablamos de unas 4 muertes diarias de media, aunque el número de intentos se eleva a 55 al día.
Un estudio reciente del Servicio de Psiquiatría Universitario de Berna publica que el margen de edades en Suiza, con un mayor número de intentos de suicidio, es entre los 15 a los 35 años, y que entre los 15 y los 25, el suicidio es la principal causa de muerte.
El perfil promedio de la persona que comete suicidio en este país es de una persona joven y ocupada (estudiante o con trabajo), y el modo elegido para suicidarse es mayoritariamente el envenenamiento por ingesta de medicamentos, tanto en hombres como mujeres.
Suiza, que se encuentra entre los 10 países del mundo con mayor índice de suicidios, cuenta con un plan de prevención, dividido en tres frentes:
- medidas de salud pública: programas de sensibilizacion para la población en general, planes para hacer más difícil la posibilidad de suicidio como la prohibición o control de la venta de determinadas substancias, protección en ciertos puntos críticos como puentes, etc.
- cuidado de la salud: educación y formación específica entre los grupos de más riesgo, cuidado de los familiares.
- investigación y evaluación: control y registro de los casos de suicidio, programas de prevención.
Existen en Suiza numerosas organizaciones locales de prevención del suicidio y apoyo a familiares. Desde 2003 la organización IPSILON intenta coordinar el trabajo de estas organizaciones distribuidas por los 26 cantones, intentando hacer más transparente y abierto el trabajo realizado,promocionando la información y la educación, y apoyando la investigación.
Este año el Teléfono de la Esperanza en Zúrich, no tiene programada ninguna actividad específica para este día, aunque sí queríamos compartir contigo esta información de sensibilización ante una problemática tan presente en la sociedad en la que vivimos.
En el archivo adjunto encontrarás información sobre un acto programado en Zúrich, el 10 de septiembre.
Más información en:
http://www.telefonodelaesperanza.org/
http://www.ipsilon.ch/
http://www.iasp.info/es/index.php
Tahiti
La Journée mondiale de la prévention du suicide, le 10 septembre prochain, sera l'occasion pour l'association SOS Suicide de Polynésie française de présenter ses actions, mais également son projet de création d'un centre spécialisé. De nouveaux traitements de la dépression seront aussi détaillés. Trois rencontres sont prévues, les 7, 9 et 10 septembre, à destination respectivement des étudiants, des médecins et du grand public.
Trois mille personnes en moyenne, se suicident chaque jour dans le monde. Par ailleurs, on compte vingt tentatives ou plus pour un suicide. La Polynésie française n'échappe pas à ce fléau, qui n'est pas sans lien avec une perturbation du mode de vie mais qui est très complexe à appréhender. C'est pourquoi, lorsqu'on parle de suicide, il est nécessaire de faire appel à plusieurs disciplines : la médecine, la psychopathologie, la sociologie, l'anthropologie, la philosophie, la théologie, voire l'histoire...
Selon les chiffres annoncés par l'association SOS Suicide, qui organise cette manifestation, le taux de suicide en Polynésie y serait de 13 à 15 pour 100.000 habitants, un taux légèrement plus bas qu'en métropole où il est de 17 à 20. On y relève néanmoins 2,5 cas de plus tous les 5 ans. Le CHPF enregistre environ 200 tentatives de suicide par an et l'on a répertorié 30 à 40 tentatives réussies (36 en 2008). Ce chiffre pouvant néanmoins cacher une réalité cachée, l'aveu du suicide par les familles étant parfois occulté.
Fondée en 2001 sur l'initiative de deux élèves infirmiers et du docteur Stéphane Amadéo, son président actuel, pour promouvoir la prévention des conduites suicidaires en Polynésie française, l'association SOS Suicide comprend essentiellement des membres bénévoles issus de toutes catégories socioprofessionnelles et confessions confondues, afin de venir en aide aux personnes suicidaires. Elle a pour objectif de mener une action directe auprès des personnes en difficulté morale qui ont soit des idées de suicide, soit commis des tentatives, par l'écoute de celles-ci. Elle souhaite également susciter une réflexion sur le problème du suicide et favoriser des débats en relation avec le personnel de santé et le grand public.
Projet de création d'un centre de prévention du suicide
A l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de prévention du suicide, le 10 septembre, elle invite donc le public à participer à la manifestation qu'elle organise ce jour-là dans le hall de la mairie de Punaauia, à partir de 18h30. Les actions de l'association, et les différents moyens qu'elle met à disposition des personnes souffrantes (ligne verte, soutien psychologique...) et de leur entourage y seront présentés. Mais il sera également question de son projet de création d'un centre de prévention du suicide.
Organisé avec une équipe de bénévoles de l'association (psychiatre, infirmier, psychologue, psychomotricien, travailleur social...), ce centre aurait notamment pour vocation d'informer les patients et les familles sur lres maladies mentales et le suicide, mais également de dispenser une formation des personnels de santé et autres au repérage des facteurs de risque suicidaire ainsi qu'à la prise en charge des suicidants. Des groupes de parole pourraient y être mis en place, ainsi que l'organisation d'activités de soins naturels, complémentaires et alternatifs aux soins médicamenteux et psychiatriques.
De nouvelles approches thérapeutiques
Une information sera également donnée en ce qui concerne les nouveaux traitements de la dépression : la "Mindfullness therapy", une nouvelle méthode psychothérapeutique chez certains déprimés, par Didier Haffner, psychologue clinicien au CHPF ; la stimulation magnétique transcranienne, une nouvelle technique thérapeutique pour l'épisode dépressif, par le Dr Amadéo ; ou encore la présentation d'un nouveau médicament, le premier antidépresseur mélatoninergique, sujet à de moindres effets secondaires que les psychotropes classiques.
Une animation spéciale est prévue à l'intention des étudiants, le mardi 7 septembre au campus de l'UPF, à Outumaoro (Punaauia). Des stands d'information y seront installés de 9h30 à midi. Une conférence sur les mêmes thèmes , réservée aux médecins et aux professionnels de santé, est organisée le mercredi 9 septembre, à partir de 19h30, à l'hôtel Méridien Tahiti (Punaauia).
Source : tahitipresse.pf
Taiwan
There will be a series of activities in Taiwan, which are listed below:
"Loving Life Inception" Press Conference will be held on September 6 to raise public awareness. It will release suicide related data and telephone poll findings, and include the launching of suicide prevention activities ...etc. There will be delegates from different fields.
Suicide Prevention Promotion Week will be during September 6th-12th by Taiwa's 10 major chain vendors.
On September 10th, The Taipei City Health Department will be hosting a "To See the Bright Moonlight of Life" carnival.
Also on September 10th is the "2010 Dharma Drum Mountain Caring Life Award Ceremony" and the related "Care for Life" Forum by the Dharma Drum Humanities and Social Improvement Foundation will be held on September 11th.
A "Loving Life" concert distributed to the north, south, central and east Taiwan will be held, and it will be hosted by the Taiwan Medical Association, Bar Association, Architects' Association and Association of CPA on Oct.3, Nov, 11, 14 and 28.
From October 9th to 10th is a "10th Anniversary Screen of Depression Day" carnival, which is hosted by the Taipei City Health Department and co-hosted by a couple of governmental organizations and NGOs including the Taiwan Suicide Prevention Center.
There are more activities to come.
Send by Professor Ming-Been Lee, MD.
President of Taiwanese Society of Suicidology (TSOS)
Director of Taiwan Suicide Prevention Center (TSPC)
Contact: Elisa S.R. Lin, Deputy Director of TSPC
Web site: www.tspc.doh.gov.tw
E-mail: tspc@tsos.org.tw
Thailand
www.khaosod.co.th - World Suicide Prevention Day
United Kingdom
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
The Suicide Liaison Service is being launched to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day on Friday.
It will involve psychological therapists providing information, support and guidance via the telephone or in person to those hit by suicide.
According to NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, about 60 people in the region take their own lives each year.
Yvonne Elder, suicide liaison worker, said: "Bereavement by suicide can be particularly painful to cope with and many people who experience this type of loss find it hard to access the practical help and support they need.
"We will be available to help people deal with things such as investigations and sorting out of personal affairs, as well as liaising with the coroner's office and the police."
Gateshead
A large group from Northeast England will be meeting in Sainsbury carpark Team Valley Gateshead to walk to arrive at the Angel of the North in a Walk into the Light event. At 6:27 (sunrise) balloons will be released to remember those lost to suicide. These will include family and friends of those have been left. Organised by Suicide Prevention Charity - If U Care Share. All are welcome to contact Shirley on 00 44191 3887186
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Suicide Awareness and Support Group have helped organise a 'Walk out of Darkness' on World Suicide Prevention Day for the previous three years. This year, we are involved in a regional approach where we envisage that individuals, community, statutory and voluntary groups will come from across Northern Ireland to join in our annual 'Walk out of Darkness,' and support the ethos of World Suicide Prevention Day.
Our Walk this year covers five various routes, where those bereaved and their supporters will walk out of the darkness and into the dawn of World Suicide Prevention Day. All five processions will leave their various destinations at 4.15am and walk collectively until they reach Belfast City Hall.
Everyone assembles at the City Hall, and we host a beautiful service of reflection for those bereaved by suicide as the dawn is breaking. Then we move on to keynote speeches by our Health Minister and our Lord Mayor, regarding suicide prevention.
We invite everyone for breakfast. This enables those gathered to share their experiences of the Walk on September 10th, World Suicide Prevention Day.
London
El Teléfono de la Esperanza
El Teléfono de la Esperanza in the United Kingdom (T E UK) is a not for profit, non-governmental and development cooperation NGO, offering effective resources both to support people experiencing emotional crisis and to nurture the quality of emotional life of individuals and families of Spanish and Portuguese speakers in the UK. Originally founded in Spain in 1971, the organization started its activities in London in 2006.
We follow the principles of the ASITES, The International Association of Telefonos de la Esperanza and the International Federation of Telephonic Emergency Services (IFOTES).
Our goals are
- To provide a free, anonymous and specialised ongoing phone and face-to-face emergency support service.
- To encourage communication between individuals, preventing conflicts and improving the mental health and quality of life of individuals and families.
- And to encourage and nurture Development Cooperation.
Our organization participates in different events and activities like Parachute Jumping with 20 volunteers in Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent on 17 September to promote our emergency number Telephone 02077330471.
Also, we have translated and edited the IASP leaflet aimed to raise awareness about the importance of reporting on suicide and celebrating the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 25, 2010. The program for this event includes: lectures, video presentation, sensibility exercise and artistic performances.
Click here to download the 'folleto informativo para la prevencion del suicidio.'
We are happy to participate celebrating the 50th Anniversary of IASP and creating social awareness about suicide and its prevention among the Spanish and Portuguese speakers community in the UK.
Sincerely
NANCY LISCANO P.
PRESIDENT
TELEFONO DE LA ESPERANZA EN UK
Unit 7 Fairfax House
Overton Road
Brixton
SW9 7JR
London
Manor Gardens is a vibrant community centre based in the north of the city. We have made posters from some of the languages provided by you to represent the main communities living in our borough and will be circulating these to 80 Mental Wellbeing champions who work with us to promote better mental wellbeing in our borough - they in turn will spread the word.
We run a Mental Health First Aid course and we will be highlighting the section on the course that equips people with the skills to support someone who is thinking about taking their own life.
During September we are running four wellbeing events which focus on building resources to fall back on during times of stress and depression and how to minimise these in the first place.
Portadown Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
I am Dr Arthur Cassidy Founder and Director of Yellow Ribbon Ask 4 Help suicide prevention programme in Northern Ireland. We wil have our official launch on Friday 10th September in Portadown Co Armagh UK. Our mission is to save lives from suicide by innovative techniques and using psychodrama, sports activities, problem solving clubs, happiness seminars and both raising standards in suicide education ethics and training.
Scotland
Every year Scotland joins countries all over the world to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. In Scotland this has been extended to a week of activities known as Suicide Prevention Week.
Choose Life is Scotland's suicide prevention strategy, set up in 2002 to reduce the nation's suicide rate. Every day around two people take their own lives in Scotland, and it's the biggest killer of young people. Last year, 746 people died from suicide. Encouragingly Scotland's suicide rate has come down by 11% since Choose Life launched, but every life lost to suicide is a tragedy, and shows how vital the work of Choose Life is.
A key aim of Choose Life is to create greater public awareness and understanding of suicide, and encourage people with suicidal thoughts to talk about how they feel and why they have come to feel this way. But the stigma that surrounds suicide makes it difficult for some people to talk about it, which is a barrier to getting help. Suicide Prevention Week (6-12 September) is an opportunity to show that serious and responsible talk about suicide can help people at risk feel more comfortable about asking for the help they need.
To do this, Choose Life delivers a national awareness-raising campaign, 'Suicide. Don't hide it. Talk about it.' every Suicide Prevention Week. TV, radio, online advertising, events and PR have all been used to spread the message across Scotland that if you're feeling suicidal, talking helps, and encourage people at risk to talk to someone they trust, or call the professional listening helplines Breathing Space or Samaritans. This year, it aims to reach people mainly when they're alone and at their most vulnerable, with powerful radio advertising in the evening and later and night, and online advertising to reach people who may be using the Internet as a replacement for social interaction. Online pre-rolls of the TV advert before video clips on sports, film and entertainment websites will give people further opportunities to see the hard-hitting ad that was first broadcast in Scotland in April 2010.
Locally, areas across Scotland have tailored suicide prevention action plans, and raising awareness of suicide prevention and providing support to those bereaved by suicide by are key activities, especially at this time each year. Examples of what Scotland is doing locally to mark the week are:
- local advertising on buses and in football clubs' match-day programmes
- interviews with local radio stations
- awareness-raising stands in local council offices, hospitals, shopping centres and superstores
- remembrance services for those bereaved or touched by suicide
- distribution of campaign posters and public information to GP surgeries, schools, hospitals, Jobcentre Plus offices and other public places within communities
For more information please visit our website at www.chooselife.net.
Uruguay
NGO ULTIMO RECURSO organised 4 workshops in Montevideo, Castillos(Rocha), Nueva Palmira-Carmelo (Colonia). During these workshops we addressed suicide risk signals and suicide protective factors. Doctors, nurses, psychologists, teachers, priests, survivors and others participated in these workshops.
In the evening of September 10th, our survivors groups, using candles, remembered loved ones who lost their lives through suicide.
ULTIMO RECURSO visited many media offices in order to speak about IASP activities in general and WSPD.
Best Regards,
Dra Silvia Peláez
USA
On behalf of the members of the National Council for Suicide Prevention (NCSP), I am pleased to share with you our efforts to recognize World Suicide Prevention Day 2010. Many of you know that WSPD is September 10th this year and many of you are part of or are coordinating activities in your communities which is great! To support that work and the International Association for Suicide Prevention's world suicide prevention day, we have created a website and online event to encourage others to join the suicide prevention movement.
Our goal was to get people to "Take 5" to do something around suicide prevention: learn the warning signs, help a friend, share the message with 5 others, etc. We developed a logo (see below) that you can use on websites, in email blasts, on your Facebook pages, etc. This logo corresponds with the website www.Take5ToSaveLives.com which is now up and running. We hope you will find it engaging and easy to use, and that you will share this with others. To help support you doing this, we have created a one-page document explaining how to promote WSPD online. Below is a one-page informational sheet for organizations to use on how to spread the word and a one-page document that you can share with individuals giving them suggestions on how to take part in the online community and movement as well.
How You Can Help
Our hope is that you can begin to share this information within your organizations, add it to newsletters, etc. over the next 1-2 weeks, then increase your efforts to spread the message about WSP day the week of Sept. 6-10 and have included suggested Tweets and Posts to make it even easier for everyone to join in this virtual movement. We have also created a Facebook event, Facebook page and a Twitter feed which we support you adding to and watching. Together let's make this a top-trend on Twitter and have thousands join in on Facebook! For those of you connected to Plaxo, LinkedIn or other online networking sites, please add a comment about WSPD there too.
If your organization is not listed yet as a supporting organization and you want to be, please email me at dreidenberg@save.org. We will be updating that page over the next few weeks. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Take 5 Individual Flyer
Take 5 Organization Flyer
Take 5 Image
Thank you, Dan
Dan Reidenberg, PsyD
Executive Director - SAVE
Managing Director - NCSP
US Representative - IASP
Washington D.C.
As the US Rep. to the IASP I'm pleased to submit that there will be national and international efforts for World Suicide Prevention Day 2010. An online, social media campaign has been created with a unique URL and landing site for people to learn more about suicide and suicide prevention. A Facebook event and Twitter account will be included in the activities where online users worldwide will send messages and share the website information. A blog post will be distributed via Facebook as well. A press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, USA will take place announcing the day and global efforts to reduce suicide.
Daniel Reidenberg, PsyD
Executive Director - SAVE
Managing Director - NCSP
US Rep to IASP
Fairbanks, AK
We are holding a Candlelight Vigil at our Visitor's Center in Fairbanks Alaska. It will take place at 12 noon (we still have sunlight late in the evening) and everyone is welcome.
Hobart, IN
Suicide and Depression Prevention Conference "Across the Shores of Lake Michigan" ,?p>
On Saturday September 18, 2010, The First Unitarian Church of Hobart and STITCH (Standing Together In Tolerance Changing Humanity) will be hosting a suicide and depression prevention conference for NW Indiana. The event will be held from 3 p.m.-8p.m. at the First Unitarian Church of Hobart. The evening will begin with Keynote speaker, Dr. Sam Bernard (http://www.nc-cm.org/biosambernard.htm) who is a nationally accredited counselor, psychologist, and traumalogist. The event will provide role playing, skits from local schools on suicide, self-harm and the differences between suicide and self-harm, the Gary Crisis center, Out of the Darkness, Carl Wolf with basic needs counseling, and special guest speaker and suicide survivor, Karen Lawrence with Out of the Darkness who will be presenting a 45 minute discussion including a 9-11 script with suicide, and more role playing. The audience will also have a change for a question and answer session with our speakers. The evening will conclude with a memorial video and candlelight vigil.
Columbia, MD
Life Matters... An Open House for Suicide Prevention sponsored by Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center in Columbia, MD. The event will be held on September 10, 2010 in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. This free community event will include a seminar on suicide awareness and prevention, a survivors of suicide loss panel discussion and information booths on suicide prevention and mental illness.
For more information please visit us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Grassrootscrisisintervention or our website at www.grassrootscrisis.org
New York State
In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, trainers across New York State will provide free public health workshops throughout the month of September to increase education and awareness in our community.
Our hope is that every person at risk - regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socioeconomic circumstance - will have access to high quality and life-saving care. Suicide is preventable and any one of us could play a part in helping to save a life.
Below is a still growing list of safeTALK and ASIST that will be offered during the month of September in observance of World Suicide Prevention Day (REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL WORKSHOPS).
Please contact Silvia Giliotti at (212) 330-6361 or onspsag@omh.state.ny.us to register, and for more information on how to schedule a suicide prevention workshop in your community.
Trainings can also be requested at www.preventsuicideNY.org, the Suicide Prevention Center of New York State's new website. In addition to training and education, SPCNYS is available to support local community coalitions, and to provide presentations and consultations about various suicide related topics, including school based suicide prevention and postvention.
ASIST
August 30 and 31, 2010
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Albany County Department of Health and Mental Health
175 Green Street
Albany, NY 12202
safeTALK
August 31, 2010
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
The Child Center of New York
60-20 Queens Blvd.
Woodside, NY 11377
ASIST
September 8 and 9, 2010
Tupper Lake, NY
safeTALK
September 10, 2010
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
NYS Office of Mental Health
330 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10001
safeTALK
September 17, 2010
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Pederson Krag Center
55 Horizon Drive
Huntington, NY 11743
safeTALK
September 21, 2010
8:30 am to 11:30 am
FEGS
175 Fulton Avenue Suite 500
Hempstead, NY 11550
safeTALK
September 22, 2010
8:30 am to 11:30 am
Holliswood Hospital
8737 Palermo Street
Holliswood, NY 11423
safeTALK
September 22, 2010
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Holliswood Hospital
8737 Palermo Street
Holliswood, NY 11423
ASIST
September 27 and 28, 2010
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
County Office building
417 Liberty St.
PennYan, NY 14527
safeTALK
September 28, 2010
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Mental Health Association in Suffolk County
199 North Wellwood Avenue
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
safeTALK
September 28, 2010
Rome Developmental Disabilities Service Office
ASIST
September 29 and 30, 2010
Cortland, NY
Chemung County, NY
With the help of six certified trainers, we are providing safeTALK, a LivingWorks suicide alert helper training, to over 200 individuals at four different locations in our county of 90,000 on September 10th in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day.
safeTALK is 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. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. As a safeTALK-trained suicide alert helper, you will be better able to:
- move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide;
- identify people who have thoughts of suicide;
- apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to connect a person with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention caregivers.
Powerful video clips illustrate both non-alert and alert responses. Discussion and practice help stimulate learning. Learn steps that contribute to saving lives.
The Role of safeTALK in a Suicide Safer Community
safeTALK was designed to teach skills that complement caregivers with suicide intervention skills like those learned in ASIST, LivingWorks\' two-day workshop. safeTALK-trained helpers make early recognition and referral possible on a far larger scale than any community can afford to do through suicide intervention skills training alone. When there are enough safeTALK-trained persons available, suicide intervention caregivers will be used more often.
Ohio
In Ohio, suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds, and the second leading cause of death among college-age people.
Members of the Lake County Suicide Prevention Coalition> think those numbers are unacceptable and they're working to change them.
World Suicide Prevention Day is Friday, and the coalition is leveraging the global attention the event brings to the topic to help spread the word about their work locally.
The Suicide Prevention Coalition was started in 2005 by the Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services board.
"Since day one, this coalition has represented a terrific investment for Lake County," said ADAMHS Executive Director Kim Fraser. "It's an energetic, collaborative and effective effort, and there's no question in my mind that lives have been saved because of the coalition's work. This is a great example of what can happen when local people work together to tackle a local issue."
The coalition's membership spans a wide range of area mental health and recovery service agencies, plus schools, law enforcement, hospitals and other community partners.
The group's roster also includes "suicide survivors," people who have lost a loved one to suicide.
The organizations's core goals are simple, said Coalition Coordinator Rae Grady.
"Our mission statement is just four little words: 'Prevent Tragedy. Heal Lives,' " she said. "We've put together a very solid presentation about suicide prevention, and we're trying to get that presentation in front of every group we can here in Lake County."
The coalition has presented to groups of between 10 and 1,000 people.
"We can't wait for our next opportunity to take our show on the road," Grady said.
The coalition's presentation gives audiences information on suicide warning signs and risk factors, dos and don'ts of suicide prevention, and emergency resources. It also stresses the connection between suicide and depressive illness. Presentations by the Suicide Prevention Coalition are free, and generally take 30 to 40 minutes, Grady said.
A presentation will be shown at noon Friday on The News-Herald's website, www.News-Herald.com, and will be followed by a live chat with presenters.
To schedule a presentation, call 440-255-1700 or send an e-mail to rgrady@crossroads-lake.org.
For more information about the ADAMHS board and the agency's network of service providers, visit www.helpthatworks.us or call 440-918-3117 or 440-350-3117.
Source: www.news-herald.com
Chattanooga, TN
Suicide and Depression Conference - "Stopping Suicide one Community at a Time"
The event will take place Friday September 10 and Saturday September 11 at the Unitarian Church in Chattanooga, TN held by The Unitarian Church, VenUUe Q and STITCH. Friday night will begin at 6:30 p.m. with keynote speaker, Dr. Sam Bernard, nationally accredited counselor, psychologist, and traumalogist with the PAR foundation. Friday night will conclude with a memorial service beginning at 9 p.m. On Saturday morning, the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network will provide an hour an a half QPR training at 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. After a short break, we will have panel discussions with question and answer sessions from the audience. At noon, we will be conclude with break-out sessions with the panel experts. We are working closely with the TSPN (Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network), PAR Foundation and Dr. Sam Bernard, the Unitarian church of Chattanooga, VenUUE Q, small group ministry of the UU church of Chattanooga, and STITCH (Standing Together In Tolerance Changing Humanity).
Contact person for the event is:
Douglas M. Harper
stitch_tolerance@yahoo.com
423-503-7438
Johnson City, TN
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK
SEPTEMBER 5-11, 2010
"FAMILIES, COMMUNITY SYSTEMS AND SUICIDE"
JAMES H. QUILLEN VA MEDICAL CENTER, MOUNTAIN HOME, TN SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM
ACTIVITES FOR THE WEEK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
OPENING EVENT at ETSU
11:00-3:00
Quad area between the Library and Culp Center – Free Food and Music
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
11:00-1:00
Free Popcorn - Free Give A-Ways
VA Dom Socialization Room - Bldg 160
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
11:30-12:30
Lunch and Learn: CEU'S PROVIDED
Topic to be announced
VA Bldg 160 P065
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
11:00-3:00
Free Popcorn - Free Give A-Ways
Information Booths:
VA and Community
Dom Socialization Room - Bldg 160
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 9:00 AM
Gunlock Distribution
VA Police Department - Atrium Bldg 200
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
LARRY TIMBS, SPEAKER
1:00 - Bldg 200 Room A222
TOPIC:
"Savoring Every Minute of the Life You Have Right Now:
How to Defeat and Get Beyond Those Forces That Try to Tear You Down"
Larry is a USAF Vietnam-era Veteran. He is associate professor in the department of Mass Communication at Winthrop University.
Larry is a survivor of double-bypass open heart surgery, clinical depression, dialysis, laminectomy and spine (just a survivor period).
Please join us in welcoming Larry and learn that there is help and there is hope.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
APPALACHIAN EXPRESS CHORUS
7:00 PM - VA THEATRE
PATRIOTIC THEME
This chorus is a Men's A Cappella 4-part harmony performing chorus. Their mission is "To serve our community by entertaining audiences with the sound of four-part men's harmony; to provide an environment of fun, fellowship and growth for men who enjoy a cappella singing; and to promote the appreciate and growth of the Barbershop style in future generations."
They are part of the Barbershop Harmony Society, an international organization of nearly 30,000 members. The Appalachian Express Chorus has been singing continuously since 1968. Many of the members also perform in quartets that entertain upon request. As part of the Dixie District, comprised of four states in the Southeastern United States, they compete in an annual regional competition. In addition, they are a recognized non-profit organization, as the result of their ongoing support of national and local efforts to improve the lives of others.
They perform throughout the Tri-Cities region, Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE
Veterans, Family members, Staff and Community are encouraged to attend.
For further information please contact:
423-926-1171
Pam Willis, SPC, Ext. 2837
Doris Call, SPCM, Ext 2199
Janice Bennett, PSC, Ext 2353
Seattle, WA
On September 10th, in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day, my publisher, Big Think Media, and I are announcing the release of a newly published, two-volume book titled Passing Reflections. This book is a narrative of my journey of discovery over the first two years after losing my eldest son, Colby, to suicide.
My greatest hope is to introduce people to a path to peace, even in the midst of pain. This is my offering on World Suicide Prevention Day, hoping to help people learn how to navigate difficulty and alleviate suffering which can lead to suicide. Looking at the statistics one can see suicide has reached epidemic proportions. Still, silence shrouds the topic. I hope to open the door to a broader societal discussion of suicide.
I offer this work in support of the health and well-being of everyone: survivors of suicide as well as all who have ever contemplated suicide. I offer it in support of everyone who has wanted to help and felt shy about approaching a friend suffering loss. I offer it to the larger medical community that is sometimes unschooled about trauma's effect on survivors. I offer it to all who are willing to go deep enough to learn, like I did, that avoiding pain is not the way to find release from pain.
Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP) (www.yspp.org of Seattle, Washington, will receive a percentage of the profits from the sale of Passing Reflections. YSPP, under Sue Eastgard's leadership, has made a significant contribution to suicide prevention efforts in our greater Northwest community. Visit our website for more details: www.passingreflections.com.
Kristen Spexarth
Web
Watch over 50 World Suicide Prevention Day 2010 videos, including the official opening of World Suicide Prevention Day 2010 at a press conference held by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. Participants included: the Hon. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Dr. Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense; Mr. John McHugh, Secretary of the Army; The Honorable Gordon H. Smith, President and CEO of National Association of Broadcasters, and others.
View Jennifer Watkins, National Inuit Youth Council President, addressing Ottawa Inuit and national Inuit organization representatives who gathered on Parliament Hill for the 4th year in a row to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. See World Suicide Prevention Days in Belfast, India, Japan, personal testimonials and more.
On World Suicide Prevention Day, the IASP achieved over 5,000 IASP Facebook Fans who support suicide locally and throughout the world. This figure is now over 6,900.
In addition, World Suicide Prevention Day, suicide prevention, and suicide in general, were tweeted on Twitter, virtually exposing untold numbers of people to increased suicide prevention awareness. Worldwide, bloggers wrote about suicide and suicide prevention, and major news outlets covered local events and the Day itself. Please click here to see a sample of this coverage.
Thousands of people, across the world, lit a candle at 8 PM, near a window, on World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th, to show their support of suicide prevention, to remember a loved one lost to suicide, and for the survivors of suicide.
World Suicide Prevention Day banners were produced in 43 languages, and additional materials were prepared and made available in Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.
Many thanks to our members and supporters, throughout the world, for helping to make this day a success.
Bloggers Unite
Event Place- The Blogosphere
September 10, 2010 is our second World Suicide Prevention Day at Bloggers Unite.
Bloggers Unite is an attempt to harness the power of the blogosphere to make the world a better place.
Members from across the world will be joining again this year to let their voices be heard through their blog posts.
This event is organized by a registered nurse in Canada, she is also a Facebook fan of IASP. Members are from around the world.
The event is open to anyone with a blog who wants to raise awareness for Suicide Prevention Day.
The link to the event board can be accessed here: Bloggers Unite
Please join us.
Simplee Serene
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. I encourage you to wear RED which is the colour of change, power and courage! Join our Viral Marketing Challenge on Facebook (under the Events Tab) & Twitter to share WSPD with 10,000 People through Social Media.
On Twitter you can post something like this:
"I am wearing RED on September 10th to support World Suicide Prevention Day"
"Help REDUCE the STIGMA around Suicide & Mental Illness - wear RED on September 10th."
You can also go to SimpLee Serene Twitter page and retweet any posts in reference to World Suicide Prevention Day. Together we have the Power to Change and Reduce the Stigma that surrounds Suicide and Mental Illness. The only way we will is by more and more people being educated, building awareness, and Acceptance!
Please visit the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) website and join them on Facebook and on Twitter and help Suicide Prevention.
In Alberta Suicide is the 2nd highest cause of death in our youth aged - 15 to 24! Isn't it about time we came together and stood tall in REDUCING THE STIGMA! Thank you to Sherri A. Scott for this information: Northern Alberta has the highest suicide rate in Canada.
In 2005 when my husband committed suicide there were two psychiatrists in Fort McMurray serving a population of approximately 70,000. I was featured on CBC in August 2005 talking about the fact that more medical support was needed, especially in Northern Alberta. More support followed...not sure what part I played in that..however I know if nothing else - I had the guts to speak up. This is unacceptable. I fully support your cause...and actively work towards helping you in any way that I can.
You don't have to go anywhere, give any money, or do anything - other than JUST WEAR RED!!! Share why you are wearing red with others and pass on this event to everyone you know.
"Be the Change you wish to see in the World." ~ Gandhi ~
Webinar
Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for a FREE one-hour Webinar on Understanding and Preventing Suicide. Dr. Firestone will educate subscribers about the warning signs and risk factors for suicide as well as the helper tasks that can save a life. For more information, please call Glendon at 1-805-681-0415. or email Jina@glendon.org visit www.glendon.org
Title: Understanding & Preventing Suicide
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
More activities will be listed as they are submitted
