{"id":749,"date":"2020-09-10T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/healthandwellbeing-news\/?p=749"},"modified":"2020-09-10T10:01:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T10:01:18","slug":"world-suicide-prevention-day-10th-september-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/healthandwellbeing-news\/2020\/09\/10\/world-suicide-prevention-day-10th-september-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"World Suicide Prevention Day 10th September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is World Suicide Prevention Day?<\/h2>\n
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Every year organisations and communities around the world come together to raise awareness of how we can create a world where fewer people die by suicide.<\/p>\n

Each year has a different theme and focus, to bring to light a specific aspect of suicide prevention.<\/p>\n

When is it?<\/h2>\n
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World Suicide Prevention Suicide Day is always on 10th September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why is it important?<\/h2>\n
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It is especially important this year as the lockdown imposed on everyone globally due to Covid-19 has impacted the mental health of a larger number of us whether it is due to feeling lonely as isolated, increased anxiety about our health, financial concerns due to job loss, etc.<\/p>\n

The following links provide further details about World Suicide Prevention Day and the Take A Minute Campaign.\u00a0Taking a minute to reach out to someone in your community \u2013 a family member, friend, colleague or even a stranger \u2013 could change the course of another\u2019s life.<\/p>\n