How can you help?
Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, more individuals experience loss, suffering and stress. The WHO says that focusing on suicide prevention is especially important to create social bonds, promote awareness and offer hope.
What is suicide?
The first thing is to understand what the term refers to. According to the WHO, suicide is a major but often neglected public health problem, surrounded by stigmas, myths and taboos.
World Suicide Prevention Day
The overall goal of this day is to raise awareness about suicide prevention around the world. Goals include promoting stakeholder collaboration and self-empowerment to address self-harm and suicide through preventive actions.
People who are contemplating or affected by suicide are also encouraged to share your stories and seek professional help.
Suicide in adolescents, how to help them?
Every year, more than 700,000 people kill themselves after numerous suicide attempts, which corresponds to one death every 40 seconds. The third regional report on suicide mortality, published in March 2021 by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents and young people.