Reducing the stigma of suicide this World Suicide Prevention Day

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Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day. Just a normal Sunday for some, but for people living with mental health struggles, it's another day of smiling through the constant internal nagging of unhappiness. And for others, it's a gut-wrenching reminder of losing a loved one to suicide.

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The world needs to have an urgent conversation about depression and suicide in order to change the narrative and reduce the stigma around mental health. This conversation needs to form part of the foundation that our schooling education system is built on so that children are made aware of mental health and are comfortable enough talking about it and reaching out for help.

is a documentary that should be seen by anyone in the medical field, educators from high school to university level, religious leaders, and anyone that are in leadership and guidance positions.

Suicide shouldn’t be a secret and the taboo which surrounds it needs to be de-stigmatised in order to create a safe place for those suffering to come forward without fear of judgment. ‘We cannot measure the value of life cut short by suicide. We cannot calculate the impact a person might have had on the world around them or on the people whose lives they may have touched. But through a partnership between survivors, business and community leaders, scientists and dedicated individuals we can vanish this needless tragedy,’ says SADAG.0800 456 789

 

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