Sep 5th, 2023
2 mins
(Content warning: Brief mention of suicide)
World Suicide Prevention Day is on 10 September. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of suicide and the steps we can take to prevent it and help reduce the stigma surrounding it.
Everyone needs to come together to reduce suicide. We believe that suicide is preventable through education and intervention. We are calling on workplaces to embed suicide awareness, prevention, and support into their mental health and wellbeing strategies.
Each week, approximately 115 people die by suicide in the UK. Research has found that as many as 10% of suicides each year could be work-related (Office for National Statistics, Hazards campaign).
That is MHFA have created a resource to help you and your colleagues become more suicide aware. It gives advice on how to support someone experiencing suicide thoughts or behaviour. The poster can be used in the workplace or more widely. suicide lets talk 2023
