Over 175 residents raised awareness about suicide at the 3rd Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk joining forces to support family members, neighbors, and their community on September 10, 2016, to promote prevention, intervention and postvention efforts!
2016 Allegany County Suicide Prevention Awareness Day
‘Connect.Communicate.Care.’ is the theme of the 2016 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), an initiative of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization, a co-sponsor of meetings and events related to WSPD 2016.
Since 2003, WSPD has taken place on September 10th. It serves as a call to action to individuals and organizations to prevent suicide. This year, the theme encourages us all to consider the role that offering support may play in combating suicide.
The act of showing care and concern to someone who may be vulnerable to suicide can be a game-changer. Asking them whether they are OK, listening to what they have to say in a non-judgmental way, and letting them know you care, can all have a significant impact. Isolation increases the risk of suicide, and, conversely, having strong social connections is protective against it, so being there for someone who has become disconnected can be life-saving.
Since 2003, WSPD has taken place on September 10th. It serves as a call to action to individuals and organizations to prevent suicide. This year, the theme encourages us all to consider the role that offering support may play in combating suicide.
The act of showing care and concern to someone who may be vulnerable to suicide can be a game-changer. Asking them whether they are OK, listening to what they have to say in a non-judgmental way, and letting them know you care, can all have a significant impact. Isolation increases the risk of suicide, and, conversely, having strong social connections is protective against it, so being there for someone who has become disconnected can be life-saving.
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