Self-harm

“40 Seconds of Action” to Focus on Suicide Prevention on World Mental Health Day

Today is World Mental Health Day, a global public health awareness campaign with a call to action for 2019 to “Focus on Suicide Prevention. “40 seconds of action” is also a part of the campaign as someone loses their life to suicide every 40 seconds. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), …

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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”

According to the World Health Organization (WTO), “Close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year.” This year, in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, WTO is launching the “40 seconds of action” campaign to “raise awareness of the scale of suicide around the world and the role that each of us can play …

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