World Suicide Prevention day

1. SHREE GOPLDEV JADHAV COLLEGE OF NURSING
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World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept-10th
2022 theme: “Creating hope Through Action”
Prepared by:
Prof.Vijayreddy Vandali
PhD Scholar, M.Sc (N),PGDHA,PGCDE,MIPHA
PRINCIPAL
SHREE GOPALDEV JADHAV COLLEGE OF NURSING
KALABURAGI

3. Theme(2022)“Creating hope Through Action”
• An estimated 703,000 people a year take their life around
the world. For every suicide, there are likely 20 other
people making a suicide attempt and many more have
serious thoughts of suicide. Millions of people suffer
intense grief or are otherwise profoundly impacted by
suicidal behaviours.
• Each suicidal death is a public health concern with a
profound impact on those around them. By raising
awareness, reducing the stigma around suicide, and
encouraging well-informed action, we can reduce
instances of suicide around the world.

4. SIGNIFICANCE:
• World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was
established in 2003 by the International Association
for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World
Health Organization (WHO). The 10th of September
each year focuses attention on the issue, reduces
stigma and raises awareness among organizations,
government, and the public, giving a singular
message that suicide can be prevented.

5. • “Creating hope through action” is the triennial theme for the
World Suicide Prevention Day from 2021 - 2023. This theme is
a reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and aims to
inspire confidence and light in all of us.
• By creating hope through action, we can signal to people
experiencing suicidal thoughts that there is hope and that we
care and want to support them. It also suggests that our
actions, no matter how big or small, may provide hope to
those who are struggling. Lastly, it highlights the importance
of setting suicide prevention as a priority public health agenda
by countries, particularly where access to mental health
services and availability of evidence-based interventions are
already low. Building on this theme and spreading this
message over the three years, a world can be envisioned
where suicides are not so prevalent.

6. • We can all play a role in supporting those
experiencing a suicidal crisis or those bereaved
by suicide whether as a member of society, as
a child, as a parent, as a friend, as a colleague
or as a person with lived experience. We can
all encourage understanding about the issue,
reach in to people who are struggling, and
share our experiences. We can all create hope
through action and be the light.

7. STATISTICS:
Suicide: one person dies every 40 seconds
9 September 2019 News release
Progress in suicide prevention activities in some countries, but much
more is needed
• The number of countries with national suicide prevention strategies has
increased in the five years since the publication of WHO’s first global
report on suicide, said the World Health Organization in the lead-up to
World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September. But the total number of
countries with strategies, at just 38, is still far too few and governments
need to commit to establishing them.
• “Despite progress, one person still dies every 40 seconds from suicide,”
said WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Every
death is a tragedy for family, friends and colleagues. Yet suicides are
preventable. We call on all countries to incorporate proven suicide
prevention strategies into national health and education programmes in a
sustainable way.”

8. Suicide rate highest in high-income countries; second leading
cause of death among young people
• The global age-standardized suicide rate [1] for 2016 [2] was 10.5
per 100 000. Rates varied widely, however, between countries, from
5 suicide deaths per 100 000, to more than 30 per 100 000. While
79% of the world’s suicides occurred in low- and middle-income
countries, high-income countries had the highest rate, at 11.5 per
100 000. Nearly three times as many men as women die by suicide
in high-income countries, in contrast to low- and middle-income
countries, where the rate is more equal.
• Suicide was the second leading cause of death among young people
aged 15-29 years, after road injury. Among teenagers aged 15-19
years, suicide was the second leading cause of death among girls
(after maternal conditions) and the third leading cause of death in
boys (after road injury and interpersonal violence).