September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day (#WSPD23), September 10-16 is National Suicide Prevention Week (#NSPW23), and the entire month of September is recognized as National Suicide Prevention Month. Please join us in a collective effort with organizations and coalitions around the globe to raise awareness about the actions we all can take to prevent suicide.

 

Check out the campaigns below to find resources, sample messages, social media graphics, and more!

Suicide Prevention Month Toolkit 

Suicide Prevention Month Toolkit 

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has created an useful content for September you may use, including:

WATCH short, informative videos. SHARE images, and other goodies on social media. READ blogs featuring personal perspectives on mental health, and expert guidance on how to have a #RealConvo. TAKE ACTION and get involved in the cause.

Ideas for Action

Ideas for Action

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) created a two-page resource with information to help anyone, anywhere get involved in Suicide Prevention Month. It includes tips on how to take action in your community.

You Are Not A Burden

You Are Not A Burden

The To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHAWorld Suicide Prevention Day (#WSPD22) is to educate people about suicide and what we can do to prevent it, to give you tools to create conversations about mental health in your community that inspire honesty and openness, and to raise life-saving funds for treatment and recovery. 

#BeThere

#BeThere

Join the Action Alliance in Promoting #BeThere for Suicide Prevention Month/Week, and All Year Long.

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) and its hundreds of public-private partners are once again uniting during suicide prevention month to highlight the importance of being there for the people in our lives.

#BeThe1To

#BeThe1To

#BeThe1To is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (NSPL) message for National Suicide Prevention Month and beyond, which helps spread the word about actions we can all take to prevent suicide. The Lifeline network and its partners are working to change the conversation from suicide to suicide prevention, to actions that can promote healing, help and give hope.

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