World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September, 2025
World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. Light a candle near a window at 8pm to show your support for suicide prevention to remember a lost loved one and for the survivors of suicide.
Suicide can affect every one of us. By raising awareness, reducing the stigma and encouraging action we can help to reduce the instances of suicide around the world. #WSPD2025
Suicidal behaviour is a complex problem impacted by numerous biological, psychological, social, cultural and other factors. To meet the immense challenge of suicide prevention, both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) recommend that every country should have, or be working towards, a national strategy aimed at preventing suicide.
National suicide prevention strategies are recommended to use a public health approach, involving governmental and non-governmental agencies working in collaboration, both locally and nationally. They aim to develop government policies and broad initiatives that use scientific evidence to lower a whole population’s risk of suicide. More than 40 countries have adopted a national strategy, including nearly 10% of all low-income and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). However, most national strategies are found in high income countries (HICs), despite the fact that approximately three-quarters of all suicides worldwide occur in LMICs.
