National Suicide Prevention Week
Did you know that September is national Suicide Prevention Month. During September, the week of September 6th-11th is National Suicide Prevention Week.
Why it is important?
Suicide Prevention week and month is a nationwide initiative to shine a light on the importance of suicide prevention and awareness. During this month lots of organizations use this as a time to raise awareness and get people in need connected to services to assist if they are in need of treatment of the i as well as provide tools and resources to those affected by suicide.
Did you know that suicide is 2nd leading cause of death for ages 10-34 and 4th leading cause of death for people ages 35-54 (Nami.org)
10 percent of young adults say they experiences suicidal thoughts in the past year. ( Nami.org, form the CDC National Center for injury Prevention and control.
What can you do to help?
Have conversations about mental health. Help to reduce the stigma by having the conversation with friends and family. Let them know that they have a space to discuss issues and concerns they are having and provide a space for those potentially in need.
Become knowledgeable on the signs and inform yourself on ways that you can support people dealing with suicidal thoughts and self harm behaviors.
-Nami ( National Alliance on Mental health) is a great resource for becoming more knowledgable about this topic as well as other mental health issues or concerns.
Support an organization that does work for suicide prevention and awareness. There are tons of organizations doing great things. This month I am donating to Jason’s foundation which I have linked here. I’ve linked some resources below, check them out to learn more and see how you can help!
-Donating money is not the only way to help there are tons of other ways to get involved!
Extra resources:
Crisis Textline Text Jason 741741 to speak with a trained crisis counselor
#betheonetoask Hashtag on Instagram
