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Preventing suicide every day

 

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and National Suicide Prevention Week is September 5 - 11, 2021. The American Association of Suicidology believes we need to focus on suicide prevention every day, of every year. And we can do this by continuously spreading awareness, advocating for research funding, developing innovative and effective treatment tools, being kind, and helping to educate others on things like resources and warning signs. It's time to get involved, but not just this week and not just the month. It's time to make #AAS365 a priority. And it's time to make our efforts count.

For 2021, we want to know what action, behavior, activity, or other event you think creates suicide prevention. We want to hear from you - send us one word, or your videos, songs, art, drawings, poems, essays, however you can express what suicide prevention means to you - and we’ll post your creations here. Post on social media what suicide prevention means to you and use the hashtag #aas365 or #spm21 and we’ll make sure to share your content.

#AAS365 #SPM21

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741 741

 

upcoming dates

Wednesday | September 1

Start of Suicide Prevention Month

Thursday | September 2

Facebook Live with The Speedy Foundation’s Shannon Decker - 2:00 p.m. EST

Friday | September 3

New Frontiers: What the Media Gets Wrong about Suicide w/ Frontier Psychiatrists on Clubhouse - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST

Thursday | September 9

Clinical Work with the Suicide Bereaved (CWSB) virtual training (Vanessa McGann, trainer). 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST

Friday | September 10

World Suicide Prevention Day

Webinar:  Addressing the Back to School Struggle: Cultivating Care & Connectedness on Campus (Jen Marr, presenter). 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EST

Facebook Live with Aoife McGuinness, Trust and Safety Associate Manager at Wildlife Studios about Video Game Mental Wellness. 10:00 a.m. EST

Monday | September 13

Holy Happy Hour, Batman Twitch Livestream Covering Suicide Prevention and Tabletop Gaming with ThatGamerPriest, Ma'at Crook, Fenway Jones, and Chris Maxwell - 7:30 p.m. EST

Wednesday | September 15

Facebook Live with Everytown for Gun Safety on Firearm Suicide Prevention - 2:00 p.m. Eastern

Friday | September 17

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Facebook Live Event. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST

Wednesday | September 22

Firearms, Means Safety, and Suicide Prevention: A Clinical Workshop (Ted Bonar, Trainer).

Thursday | September 23

National Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day Facebook Live with Jeff Thompson. 2:00 p.m.

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