National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September is being observed as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, an observance designed to reach out to those affected by suicide, raising awareness and connecting individuals with suicidal ideation to treatment services, to help individuals, friends, and families have access to the resources they need to discuss suicide prevention.

"Every year thousands of individuals die by suicide, leaving behind their friends and family members to navigate the tragedy of loss. In many cases, friends and families affected by a suicide loss (often called “suicide loss survivors”) are left in the dark. Too often the feelings of shame and stigma prevent them from talking openly." – National Alliance on Mental Illness

For more information about this observance, please visit:

National Alliance on Mental Illness: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: National Suicide Prevention Month

The Jason Foundation: Suicide Prevention Month

American Association of Suicidology: National Suicide Prevention Month 2019

Background information:

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

American Association of Suicidology

The Jason Foundation