World Suicide Prevention Day 2022: 10 September

World Suicide Prevention Day 2022: 10 September

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Category : Important Days Published on: September 13 2022

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  • Every year September 10 is marked for observing World Suicide Prevention Day. 
  • The day is observed annually to highlight several ways by which suicide can be prevented.
  • It was first marked on September 10, 2003, as an initiative by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • In 2011, around 40 countries organised the awareness events to mark this occasion.
  • This year, the triennial theme started in 2021 and continues; "Creating Hope Through Action".
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