It’s something that tears families apart and leaves an ache that doesn’t seem to diminish over the years. It raises unanswerable questions and takes more lives each year than the road toll, yet we hear far less about its devastating effects.
Each year in Western Australia, over 200 people complete suicide and an even greater number harm themselves in suicide attempts. Suicide prevention is everyone’s business and we all play an important role in preventing suicide in our community.
Saturday the 10th of September is International World Suicide Prevention Day.
World Suicide Prevention Day is held on September 10th each year. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented. Disseminating information, improving education and training, and decreasing stigmatization are important tasks in such an endeavour. The theme in 2011 is “Preventing Suicide in Multicultural Societies”.
To find out more about the part that we can all play in preventing suicide I spoke to Jade Lewis on my radio program, the Morning Café. You can hear our conversation by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.
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