SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
Suicide Awareness & Prevention Pages on calendars have turned, and we’re now in the September of 2021. Ever since the pandemic, for many, times have been more difficult than ever before. You might not be a stranger to articles and news reporting the declining state of the youth’s mental health. Therefore, it is more important now than ever, to talk about self-harming behaviors and suicide. On September 10 th , the world observes World Suicide Prevention Day. The entire month of September is called Suicide Prevention month. To promote World Suicide Awareness Day, this article aims for you to understand suicidal behavior, suicide ideation, what to do if you’re having suicidal thoughts, and what to do if someone you know is having it. Before getting into it, we shall dive into the general facts about suicide. Defining Suicide Suicide refers to the act of harming oneself physically, with an intent to die, and succeeding. The major statistics we may mention in this article...