September is Suicide Prevention Month: How to Get Involved

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In observance of this, as well as National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5–11) and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), EDC offers the following actions, resources, and events to promote suicide prevention worldwide.

“Knowledge alone is not enough,” says Elly Stout, senior project director at the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC). “Raise awareness, but then tell people what they can do to help prevent suicide.”

Stay Informed, Take Action

• Check out this resource sheet of 11 activities for promoting suicide prevention, developed by SPRC.
• Read Jerry Reed’s Director’s Corner on suicide prevention awareness.
• Follow us on Twitter (EDC, SPRC, and Action Alliance) throughout the month for ideas and activities.
• View SPRC SPARK Talks, video interviews with suicide prevention experts on topics such as working with Native populations and LGBTQ youth and engaging suicide attempt survivors in prevention efforts.
• Sign up for the Weekly Spark, SPRC’s e-newsletter, to stay informed long after September ends.
• Read the Presidential Proclamation for World Suicide Prevention Day that highlights the work of the Action Alliance.

Additional events and resources can be found at the SPRC and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention websites.

Learn more about EDC’s work in suicide prevention.