September 10th is WORLD SUICIDE AWARENESS DAY

Psychological Perspectives with Dr. Deb

September 10, 2019 is World Suicide Awareness Day. 

Every 40 seconds someone in the world dies by suicide. This means suicide is responsible for almost one million deaths every year across the globe.

Another way to look at this is how Dr. Catherine Le Galès-Camus, from the World Health Organization , describes the rate of suicide each year: “Worldwide, more people die from suicide than from all homicides and wars combined.”

Click here for warning signs you can learn about. 

Psych Central offers a great list of suicide resources as does the International Association for Suicide Prevention

URGENT TELEPHONE CELL PHONE CONTACT

Lifeline is open 24 hours a day, every day, to help you or someone you love find help.

1800 273 TALK   

1800 273 8255

URGENT CELL PHONE TEXT CONTACT

If you would rather text than talk, the Crisis Text Line is available 24 hours a day, every day. 

Text HELLO to 741741 to connect