World Suicide Prevention Day can be acknowledged by staying safe at home during this pandemic situation around the world. This COVID-19 has changed the entire world and our lives. The aim of this day is to raise awareness among people about the importance of life and suicide is not the solution to any problem. So, by staying indoors, you can speak about preventing suicide to the people you know or through social media platforms using #WorldSuicidePreventionDay.

1. WORLD
SUICIDE
PREVENTION DAY
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2. As per the WHO, every year around
800,000 people die by committing
suicide. On this day, activities and
events are organized to raise
awareness among the people that
suicide is a major preventable cause
of death.
SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY

3. THEME OF WORLD SUICIDE
PREVENTION DAY 2020
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Every year a different theme is set up for World Suicide
Prevention Day and every theme’s objective is to
emphasize a specific aspect of suicide and how it can
be prohibited. For instance, in the year 2003, the theme
was “Suicide Prevention across the Globe:
Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling Hope”;
and in 2016 the theme was “Connect, Communicate,
Care.”
The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 was
“Working Together to Prevent Suicide” to highlight the
specific elements for preventing suicide globally and
the same theme was established for 2020 too.

4. HISTORY OF WORLD SUICIDE
PREVENTION DAY
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World Suicide Prevention Day was first
acknowledged by the International
Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
and the World Health Organisation on
10th September 2003. In the year 2014,
the first suicide report was presented by
WHO i.e. “Preventing Suicide: A Global
Imperative”; it aimed at preventing
suicide and making it a high priority on
the global public health agenda.

5. HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY
DURING COVID-19?
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY | 2020
World Suicide Prevention Day can be
acknowledged by staying safe at home during
this pandemic situation around the world. This
COVID-19 has changed the entire world and our
lives. The aim of this day is to raise awareness
among people about the importance of life and
suicide is not the solution to any problem. So,
by staying indoors, you can speak about
preventing suicide to the people you know or
through social media platforms using
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay.

6. You can even connect with new people and help
someone who may need your help. It is familiar to
everybody that some actions indicate the
possibility of suicide. Each one of us can learn the
warning signs of suicidal ideation if we research it.
On this World Suicide Prevention Day, you can
host or attend an online discussion on how
psychological problems magnify the suicidal
thoughts. World Suicide Prevention Day provides a
lot of information to the people so that they can
learn about the reasons for suicide and their
prevention. Knowledge not only has the potential
but it can also save someone’s life.
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