This will be just a brief post to announce my support of this very important day of the year. On September 10th, I will be supporting the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) on World Suicide Prevention Day. This day is part of the weeklong Suicide Prevention Week occurring September 4th– 10th.
On its website (http://www.iasp.info/index.php), the IASP states its dedication to “preventing suicidal behavior, alleviating its effects, and providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors.” They are not only avid supporters of lifesaving measures in preventing suicide, but a wonderful reference for those thinking of suicide or touched by the after effects of another’s completed suicide.
As many of you know, my life was forever altered with the loss of my younger brother, Kevin to suicide in 1998. Although the years are long since losing him, not a day goes by where I am not affected by it. Suicide Prevention Week is my opportunity to remember him in a productive way in sharing the effects of suicide on the family and friends a person leaves behind.
If you are a Facebook user, please consider virtually “attending” World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th to show your support. You may visit that page at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=216451091704034 to participate.
Thank you for all of your support and kind thoughts, and I look forward to sharing with you in the coming week.
Best wishes and love,
Riki
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