It’s toward the end of the month, but despite that, I think it’s still important to remember that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, which also includes World Suicide Prevention Day Sept. 10.
According to the World Health Organization, the first World Suicide Prevention Day occurred in 2003, as part of a collaboration between it and the International Association for Suicide Prevention. The goal is to reduce stigma and raise awareness for one of the leading causes of death in the world.
This effort was expanded with declaring the entire month of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in 2008.
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