September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day

  • World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides.
  • The theme for 2018 World Suicide Prevention Day is ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’
  • The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) to host World Suicide Prevention Day with various activities around the world since 2003.

Points to Remember:

  1. When is the World Suicide Prevention Day observed?
  2. What is the theme?

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