World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10 to bring awareness regarding suicide and how to prevent suicide on a global scale. This came into existence in the year 2003, when the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in the year 2003 collaborated with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH).
From that day onwards, many countries have joined hands. In 2011, almost 40 countries hosted awareness events to raise awareness on this day. According to studies, mental illnesses like depression, schizophrenia, OCD, anxiety disorder, insomnia have shown a higher rate of suicide. WHO’s suicide data collection says that close to 800,000 people die each year, due to suicide. The statistics by WHO in 2019 says that one person takes their life every 40 seconds.
Suicide is the result of a convergence of genetic, psychological, social and cultural and other risk factors, sometimes combined with experiences of trauma and loss. According to IASP, people who take their own lives represent a heterogeneous group, with unique, complex and multifaceted causal influences preceding their final act. Such heterogeneity presents challenges for suicide prevention experts. These challenges can be overcome by adopting a multilevel and cohesive approach to suicide prevention.
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